Data and process models for the integration of estimating and valuation

Microcomputers in Civil Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 369-381

  Underwood, Jason ^a   Alshawi, Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION; SIMULTANEOUS PROTOTYPING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031222344     PISSN: 08859507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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