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Designing Buildings at 11:47, 16 March 2021

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	The advantage of a time-location chart is that it illustrates all visible activities along a construction site on a single chart. However, care must be taken not to include too much detail, as clarity can be lost in place of complexity, moving away from the purpose of the chart which is to make the construction programme easily understandable.		The advantage of a time-location chart is that it illustrates all visible activities along a construction site on a single chart. However, care must be taken not to include too much detail, as clarity can be lost in place of complexity, moving away from the purpose of the chart which is to make the construction programme easily understandable.

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	* Activity schedule.		* Activity schedule.
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	* Time management of construction projects.		* Time management of construction projects.

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	* Programme for building design and construction.		* Programme for building design and construction.
	* Project programme.		* Project programme.
		+	* Resource management.
	* Scheduling construction activities.		* Scheduling construction activities.
	* Time management of construction projects.		* Time management of construction projects.

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	* Project programme.		* Project programme.
	* Scheduling construction activities.		* Scheduling construction activities.
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	[[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Cost_/_business_planning]]		[[Category:Construction_management]] [[Category:Cost_/_business_planning]]

Editor at 11:53, 20 January 2017

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	* Milestones.		* Milestones.
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	* Programme float.		* Programme float.
	* Programme for building design and construction.		* Programme for building design and construction.

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	* Gantt chart.		* Gantt chart.
	* Key performance indicators.		* Key performance indicators.
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	* Milestones.		* Milestones.
	* Programme float.		* Programme float.

Designing Buildings at 16:45, 8 August 2016

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−	A time-location chart is a graphical representation of a construction program against axes of time and location (distance). It is a communication tool for project management that is used to inform a team on what needs to be done and when, as clearly and efficiently as possible.	+	A time-location chart is a graphical representation of a construction program against axes of time and location (distance). It is a communication tool for project management that is used to inform a team about what needs to be done and when, as clearly and efficiently as possible.

−	Most construction planning and scheduling is carried out using bar charts, also known as Gantt charts. These charts plot activities against time, making them useful for knowing what to do at a specific time, however, they do not ~~allow for~~ where the work is being carried out. For civil engineering projects such as pipelines, railways, tunnels and roads, or repetitive projects such as housebuilding or high-rise building, it ~~is necessary to~~ be ~~able~~ to chart ~~the~~ activities against time and location.	+	Most construction planning and scheduling is carried out using bar charts, also known as Gantt charts. These charts plot activities against time, making them useful for knowing what to do at a specific time, however, they do not show where the work is being carried out. For civil engineering projects such as pipelines, railways, tunnels and roads, or repetitive projects such as housebuilding or high-rise building, it can be beneficial to chart activities against time and location.

−	A Gantt chart plots time on the horizontal axis and activities on the vertical axis. By contrast, a time-location chart is much less fixed. Location (distance) is often plotted on the horizontal axis and time on the vertical, although it varies as to whether it runs from the earliest down to the latest date or vice versa. Typically, charts for road and tunnel projects start at the top and progress downwards; whereas projects for buildings and pipelines ~~tend to~~ start at the bottom and progress upwards.	+	A Gantt chart plots time on the horizontal axis and activities on the vertical axis. In contrast, a time-location chart is much less fixed. Location (distance) is often plotted on the horizontal axis and time on the vertical, although it varies as to whether it runs from the earliest down to the latest date or vice versa. Typically, charts for road and tunnel projects start at the top and progress downwards; whereas projects for buildings and pipelines start at the bottom and progress upwards.

−	Activities are shown as a line or shape (boxes or symbols) in the main body of the chart, making it possible to view the activities that will be taking place in which location at any particular time. The geometrical shapes show the occupation of ~~a work~~ site over time, and ensure that conflicting access can be detected visually. Different types of activity are identified by specific colours, fill patterns, line types or special symbols. A key is used to clarify what the different symbols ~~relate to~~.	+	Activities are shown as a line or shape (boxes or symbols) in the main body of the chart, making it possible to view the activities that will be taking place in which location at any particular time. The geometrical shapes show the occupation of the site over time, and ensure that conflicting access can be detected visually. Different types of activity are identified by specific colours, fill patterns, line types or special symbols. A key is used to clarify what the different symbols represent.

−	The advantage of a time-location chart is that it illustrates all visible activities along a construction site on a single chart. ~~Care~~ must be taken ~~though~~ not to include too much detail, as clarity can be lost in place of complexity, moving away from the purpose of the chart which is to make the construction programme easily understandable.	+	The advantage of a time-location chart is that it illustrates all visible activities along a construction site on a single chart. However, care must be taken not to include too much detail, as clarity can be lost in place of complexity, moving away from the purpose of the chart which is to make the construction programme easily understandable.

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A time-location chart is a graphical representation of a construction program against axes of time and location (distance). It is a communication tool for project management that is used to inform a team on what needs to be done and when, as clearly and efficiently as possible.

Most construction planning and scheduling is carried out using bar charts, also known as Gantt charts. These charts plot activities against time, making them useful for knowing what to do at a specific time, however, they do not allow for where the work is being carried out. For civil engineering projects such as pipelines, railways, tunnels and roads, or repetitive projects such as housebuilding or high-rise building, it is necessary to be able to chart the activities against time and location.

A Gantt chart plots time on the horizontal axis and activities on the vertical axis. By contrast, a time-location chart is much less fixed. Location (distance) is often plotted on the horizontal axis and time on the vertical, although it varies as to whether it runs from the earliest down to the latest date or vice versa. Typically, charts for road and tunnel projects start at the top and progress downwards; whereas projects for buildings and pipelines tend to start at the bottom and progress upwards.

Activities are shown as a line or shape (boxes or symbols) in the main body of the chart, making it possible to view the activities that will be taking place in which location at any particular time. The geometrical shapes show the occupation of a work site over time, and ensure that conflicting access can be detected visually. Different types of activity are identified by specific colours, fill patterns, line types or special symbols. A key is used to clarify what the different symbols relate to.

The advantage of a time-location chart is that it illustrates all visible activities along a construction site on a single chart. Care must be taken though not to include too much detail, as clarity can be lost in place of complexity, moving away from the purpose of the chart which is to make the construction programme easily understandable.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Activity schedule.
* Construction management.
* Contractor’s master programme.
* Critical path method.
* Design web.
* Gantt chart.
* Key performance indicators.
* Milestones.
* Programme float.
* Programme for building design and construction.
* Project programme.
* Scheduling construction activities.

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