Developing structural integrated stressor-stress models for clients' and contractors' cost engineers

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 635-643

  Leung, Mei Yung ^a   Chan, Yee Shan ^a   Chong, Alice ^a   Sham, Janet Fung Chu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Client relationships; Construction management; Contractors; Cost control

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERS; ESTIMATION; HEALTH RISKS;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSULTANT FIRMS; COST ENGINEERS; INTEGRATED MODELLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MODELING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL (SEM); UNDER LOAD;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 47749135250     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:8(635)     Document Type: Article

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