Construction project risk assessment using existing database and project-specific information

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 894-903

  Choi, Hyun Ho ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^b  

^a Korea Expressway Corporation   (South Korea)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Databases; Fuzzy sets; Information management; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES; CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION RISKS; DATABASES; INPUT VARIABLES; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; PRACTICING ENGINEERS; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; SPECIFIC INFORMATIONS; UPDATING APPROACHES;

BRIDGE CABLES; CABLES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SET THEORY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 54249153792     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:11(894)     Document Type: Article

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