A view-based approach for construction process modeling

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-285

  Karhu, Vesa ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING;

PROCESS MODELING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION; MODELING;

EID: 0037592650     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8667.00317     Document Type: Article

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