Computer-aided site layout planning

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Sadeghpour, Farnaz ^a   Moselhi, Osama ^a   Alkass, Sabah T ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Construction industry; Decision support systems; Site evaluation; Site preparation, construction; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOMETRY; PLANNING; PLANT LAYOUT;

AUTOCAD ENVIRONMENT; MICROSOFT ACCESS; SITE EVALUATION; SITE PREPARATION, CONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 30844450580     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:2(143)     Document Type: Article

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