Relationship between changes in material technology and construction productivity

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-287

  Goodrum, Paul M ^a   Zhai, Dong ^a   Yasin, Mohammed F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Construction materials; Productivity; Regression analysis; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITIES; LABOR PRODUCTIVITIES; MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES; PARTIAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; UNIT WEIGHTS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MATERIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 62549118247     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:4(278)     Document Type: Article

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