Preallocation of total float in the application of a critical path method based construction contract

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 836-845

  De La Garza, Jesús M ^a   Prateapusanond, Apirath ^b   Ambani, Nikhil ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b PPP Consultants LLP   (Thailand)

^c Barton Malow Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMMON LAW'S PROXIMATE CAUSE PRINCIPLE; ENCOUNTERS CRITICAL DELAYS; FLOAT PREALLOCATION; PROJECT COMPLETION TIME;

CONTRACTORS; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; SCHEDULING; TIME DELAY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 35348818708     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:11(836)     Document Type: Article

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