An integrated knowledge-based system for alternative design and materials selection and cost estimating

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-339

  Mohamed, Abdulrezak ^a   Celik, Tahir ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0001025286     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4174(97)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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