A comparative evaluation of planning engineers' formwork productivity rates in European construction

Building and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 181-187

  Proverbs, D G ^a   Holt, G D ^a   Olomolaiye, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTRACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY RATES;

FORMS (CONCRETE);

EID: 0032121841     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(97)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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