Tunnel-sim: Decision support tool for planning tunnel construction using computer simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2504-2511

  Marzok, Mohamed ^a   Abdallah, Moatassem ^a   El Said, Moheeb ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; CIRCULAR CROSS SECTIONS; CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DECISION-MAKING METHODS; FUZZY NUMBERS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTIONS; TUNNEL CONSTRUCTIONS; TUNNEL PROJECTS; WORKING ZONES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS;

TUNNELS;

EID: 60749132495     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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