An evaluation of the applicability of 4D CAD on construction projects

Automation in Construction

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-159

  Mahalingam, Ashwin ^a   Kashyap, Rahul ^b   Mahajan, Charudatta ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Cushman and Wakefield India Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c ECC ^*  (India)

Author keywords

4D CAD; Benefits; Commercial projects; Constructability; Infrastructure projects; Project progress review; Visualization

Indexed keywords

3D-ELEMENTS; CAD MODELS; COMMERCIAL PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTABILITY; CONSTRUCTION PHASE; CONSTRUCTION PLAN; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONSTRUCTION STAGES; DESIGN DECISIONS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PLANNING STAGES; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; PROJECT PLANNING; PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPPER MANAGEMENT; VISUAL TOOLS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; MODELS; PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 76549114928     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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