Using factor analysis to assess route construction priority for common duct network in Taiwan

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-89

  Chen, Wei Tong ^a   Chen, Tung Tsan ^b   Lin, Yung Pei ^c   Lu, Chien ^c  

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

^b National Kinmen Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Common duct; Pipelines; Route construction priority

Indexed keywords

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ASSESSMENT MODELS; FACTOR ANALYSIS (FA); INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS; NORTHERN TAIWAN; PAIRED COMPARISONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (IGC: E4/K7); TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION;

SURVEYS;

EID: 47549111718     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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