Overview of the application of "fuzzy techniques" in construction management research

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1241-1252

  Chan, Albert P C ^a   Chan, Daniel W M ^a   Yeung, John F Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction management; Fuzzy sets; Hybrid methods; Research

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC-LEARNING; BUILDING SCIENCE; CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; FUZZY LITERATURE; FUZZY MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION; FUZZY TECHNIQUES; HYBRID METHODS; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; LINGUISTIC VARIABLE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NEURO-FUZZY; NEW DIRECTIONS; RESEARCH AREAS; RESEARCH STUDIES; TOP QUALITIES;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; FUZZY SETS; HYBRID SENSORS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350051327     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000099     Document Type: Article

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