Problem-solving base building under uncertainty and ambiguity: Multiple-case study on an airport expansion program

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 991-1001

  Gil, Nuno ^a   Beckman, Sara ^b   Tommelein, Iris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airports and airfields; Fast track construction; Flexibility; Infrastructure; Uncertainty principles

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT BUILDINGS; AIRPORTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

AIRPORT EXPANSIONS; BUILDING DESIGNS; BUILDING SUBSYSTEMS; CASE STUDIES; DESIGN BUFFERS; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION; FLEXIBILITY; HIGH SENSITIVITIES; INCREMENTAL CHANGES; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW SENSITIVITIES; PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONS; SUB SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 56349121227     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:12(991)     Document Type: Article

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