Modeling cost escalation in large infrastructure projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 853-860

  Touran, Ali ^a   Lopez, Ramon ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital costs; Cost control; Infrastructure; Probabilistic models; Risk management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST ESCALATION; PROBABILISTIC MODELS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ACCOUNTING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COSTS;

EID: 33746190783     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:8(853)     Document Type: Article

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