The virtual construction site (vircon) tools: An industrial evaluation

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 10, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Dawood, Nashwan ^a   Scott, Darren ^a   Sriprasert, Eknarin ^a   Mallasi, Zaki ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4D modelling; Space planning; User evaluation; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

4D-MODELING; PLANNING DECISION; SPACE PLANNING; USER EVALUATION;

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; VISUALIZATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 21344439291     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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