Role of simulation in construction engineering and management

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1140-1153

  Abourizk, Simaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation; Construction management; Decision support; Simulation; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORTS; KEY ATTRIBUTES; KEY FACTORS; LONG TERM SIMULATION; PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODELING; TUNNELING;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77956838319     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000220     Document Type: Article

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