Constraint-based support for collaboration in design and construction

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-35

  Lottaz, Claudio ^a   Clément, Denis E ^a   Faltings, Boi V ^a   Smith, Ian F C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION;

COLLABORATIVE TASKS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0032624160     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(1999)13:1(23)     Document Type: Article

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