Measuring quality of writing of construction specifications

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 859-865

  Kululanga, G K ^a   Price, A D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction management; Measurement; Specifications; Writing

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MODERNIZATION; SPECIFICATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS WRITING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 25444450828     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:8(859)     Document Type: Article

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