Constraint-based clustering model for determining contract packages of bridge maintenance inspection

Automation in Construction

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 682-690

  Cheng, Ying Mei ^a,b   Leu, Sou Sen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bridge maintenance; Clustering; Contract packages; k prototypes

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; BRIDGE MAINTENANCE; CONTRACT PACKAGES;

BRIDGES;

EID: 41749120527     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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