Application of computer simulation to bridge deck construction: Case study

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-385

  Said, H ^a   Marzouk, M ^a   El Said, M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cantilever carriage construction; Case study; Cast in place on falsework construction; Computer simulation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BRIDGE DECKS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; NANOCANTILEVERS; ROADS AND STREETS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE DECK CONSTRUCTIONS; CAIRO , EGYPT; CANTILEVER CARRIAGE CONSTRUCTION; CASE STUDY; CAST-IN-PLACE ON FALSEWORK CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION METHODS; CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES; DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS; REPETITIVE PROCESS; RING ROADS; STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES; TOTAL COSTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 63549124746     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.11.004     Document Type: Review

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