Internet-based preliminary highway construction cost estimating database

Automation in Construction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-74

  Chou, Jui Sheng ^a   O'Connor, James T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cost data management; Highway projects; OSS application; Relational database

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS;

COST DATA MANAGEMENT; HIGHWAY PROJECTS; OSS APPLICATION;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547664902     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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