Neural network modeling of highway construction costs

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 765-771

  Wilmot, Chester G ^a   Mei, Bing ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Wilbur Smith Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bids; Construction costs; Cost estimates; Forecasting; Highway construction; Neural networks; Predictions

Indexed keywords

BIDS; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; COST ESTIMATES; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; PREDICTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; NEURAL NETWORKS;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

EID: 23044474458     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:7(765)     Document Type: Article

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