Using fuzzy neural network approach to estimate contractors' markup

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1303-1308

  Liu, Min ^a   Ling, Yean Yng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Construction management; Fuzzy neural network; Markup; Tender estimating

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

MARKUP ESTIMATION;

FUZZY SETS;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NEURAL NETWORK;

EID: 0043065381     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(03)00135-5     Document Type: Article

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