VR-based planning of construction site activities

Automation in construction

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 671-680

  Retik, Arkady ^a   Shapira, Aviad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION SITE ACTIVITIES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032593162     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(98)00113-7     Document Type: Article

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