Optimal construction site layout considering safety and environmental aspects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 536-544

  Sanad, Haytham M ^a   Ammar, Mohammad A ^a   Ibrahim, Moheeb E ^b  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Computation; Construction sites; Environmental issues; Occupational safety; Optimization models

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ALGORITHMS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROCESS PLANNING;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; ACTUAL DISTANCE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT; COMPLEX OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DEVELOPED MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; IN ORDER; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; NUMBER OF TRADES; OPTIMAL CONSTRUCTIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; REAL LIFE PROBLEMS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SITE LAYOUT; SITE LAYOUT PLANNING; SYSTEMATICAL ANALYSIS; WORKING ENVIRONMENTS;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 45749148242     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:7(536)     Document Type: Article

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