A proposal for construction project risk assessment using fuzzy logic

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 491-500

  Tah, J H M ^a   Carr, V ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common language; Construction projects; Fuzzy logic; Project performance; Qualitative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CAUSE-AND-EFFECT DIAGRAM; COMMON LANGUAGES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RISK; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES; RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0013337442     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190050024905     Document Type: Article

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