Software Product Development for the construction equipment selection

Taking into consideration high materials consumption and, as a result, a great variety of equipment in construction, the construction equipment selection and its operation duration is of great importance for the efficient work of both a separate construction union and the whole construction complex [1 - 12]. To decide the problem a special methodics and software product allowing to evaluate the efficient use of the construction equipment during the whole life cycle is recommended [13 - 15]. The machinery life cycle curves analysis based on the calculation of the integral criteria helps to carry out visual comparison of the exploitation efficiency, to make reasonable decisions concerning the purchasing of the equipment depending on the predicted production conditions. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.