A computer module for multi-loaders-multi-trucks fleet selection for earthmoving projects

Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Volumn 2002, Issue , 2002, Pages 737-746

  El Moslmani, K ^a   Alkass, S ^a   Al Hussein, M ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; EARTHMOVING PROJECTS; MULTI-LOADERS-MULTI-TRUCKS FLEET;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOADERS; LOADING; QUEUEING THEORY; TRUCKS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33645724483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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