Earthmoving productivity estimation using linear regression techniques

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-141

  Smith, Simon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LINEAR REGRESSION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032640764     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:3(133)     Document Type: Article

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