A Tower crane is one of the heavy equipment often used in the construction of
multi-story buildings. The problem that is always associated with tower cranes is
the high cost. Mostly it is caused by the improper placement of the tower crane so
that the material transportation takes longer. Therefore, in site planning, the
contractor must plan the tower crane placement and supply as well as possible.
Moreover, this thesis discusses the effective placement of Tower Crane on the smith
project so that the contractor can lower the operational costs.
This research was conducted at the Smith Project and used site maps and tower
crane specifications to find effective locations. There will be 5 points defined within
the radius of the feasible area. The location is declared effective if the resulting cost
is the lowest among the other points. Moreover, in this research, point 4, located
with coordinates (21.58;42.14), is an effective location. According to the result, we
can conclude that the effective location is located in the middle between supply and
demand, reducing unnecessary movement of hook.