Developing a state-of-the-art facility to support construction research and education: A case study

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-74

  Rojas, Eddy M ^a,b   Dossick, Carrie Sturts ^b  

^a Pacific Northwest Center for Construction Research and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case reports; Construction methods; Engineering education; Research; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION METHODS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LEARNING MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 37248999313     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2008)134:1(67)     Document Type: Article

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