Application of fuzzy logic to simulation for construction operations

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-45

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Shi, Jonathan Jingsheng ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Fuzzy sets; Simulation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CYCLE DIAGRAM (ACD); CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION; FUZZY SIMULATION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642598653     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2003)17:1(38)     Document Type: Article

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