Genetic algorithms for construction site layout in project planning

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 418-426

  Mawdesley, Michael J ^a   Al jibouri, Saad H ^b   Yang, Hongbo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Construction sites; Facilities; Project planning

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FACILITIES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING; SITE SELECTION;

CONSTRUCTION SITES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MUTATION OPERATORS; PROJECT PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4344695708     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2002)128:5(418)     Document Type: Article

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