A decision support tool for multi-disciplinary conceptual design

Structural Engineer

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Rafiq, Yaqub ^a   Beck, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings reinforced; Computers; Conceptual design; Concrete; Decision; Genetic algorithm; Making; Multidisciplinary; Optimisation; Research

Indexed keywords

MISTAKES; MULTIDISCIPLINARY; PROJECT RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENGINEERS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VISUALIZATION;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN;

EID: 39549094660     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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