Hybrid modelling framework for synthesizing virtual structures

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 415-426

  Manavazhi, Mohan R ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Object oriented simulation; Product modelling; Product synthesis; Semantic networks

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; DIGITAL COMPUTERS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; SEMANTICS;

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; FRAMEWORK-BASED APPROACH; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; OBJECT ORIENTED SIMULATION; PRODUCT MODELLING; PRODUCT SYNTHESIS; SEMANTIC NETWORK;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 33744475146     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190050024833     Document Type: Article

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