Process improvements in precast concrete construction using top-down parametric 3-D computer modeling

PCI Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 46-55

  Sacks, Rafael ^a,b   Eastman, Charles E ^a   Lee, Ghang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PRECAST BUILDINGS; PRECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER MODELING;

PRECAST CONCRETE;

EID: 0038543086     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.05012003.46.55     Document Type: Article

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