Sensitivity of construction activities under design uncertainty

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-206

  Blacud, Nicolas A ^a   Bogus, Susan M ^a   Diekmann, James E ^b   Molenaar, Keith R ^b  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Design build; Fast track construction; Planning; Uncertainty principles

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; DESIGN ACTIVITIES; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONS; DESIGN CHANGES; DESIGN EVOLUTIONS; DESIGN UNCERTAINTIES; DESIGN/BUILD; ENGINEERING CONCEPTS; FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION; LEAD-TIME; OVERLAPPING DESIGNS; PROJECT DELIVERIES; SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; TIME SAVINGS; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

DESIGN;

EID: 60449101552     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:3(199)     Document Type: Article

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