A Review of Simulation Applications for Varying Demands in Tunneling

Contruction Research Congress, Winds of Change: Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 285-294

  Fernando, S ^a   Er, K C ^a   Mohamed, Y ^b   Abourizk, S ^b   Ruwanpura, J ^c  

^a CITY OF EDMONTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; SIMPHONY; SPECIAL PURPOSE SIMULATION (SPS); TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (TBM);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342431776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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