Models for assessing hoisting times of tower cranes

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 385-391

  Leung, Arthur W T ^a   Tam, C M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; HOISTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HOISTING TIME;

TOWER CRANES;

EID: 0033341078     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:6(385)     Document Type: Article

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