Distributed object environment: Using international standards for data exchange in the construction industry

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 395-405

  Faraj, I ^b   Alshawi, M ^a   Aouad, G ^a   Child, T ^b   Underwood, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMMON OBJECT REQUEST BROKER ARCHITECTURE; DATA EXCHANGE;

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032663585     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0885-9507.00158     Document Type: Article

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