Decision analysis applied to tunnel exploration planning. I: Principles and case study

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-353

  Karam, Karim S ^a   Karam, Jad S ^a   Einstein, Herbert H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Case reports; Decision making; Tunnels; Uncertainty principles

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORTS; EXPLORATION PLANNING; TUNNEL EXPLORATION; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EID: 34247244757     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:5(344)     Document Type: Article

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