Development of project cost contingency estimation model using risk analysis and fuzzy expert system

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1501-1508

  Idrus, Arazi ^a   Fadhil Nuruddin, Muhd ^a   Rohman, M Arif ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction project; Cost contingency; Fuzzy expert systems; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL COST; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST CONTINGENCY; ESTIMATE COST; ESTIMATION MODELS; FORMAL MODELING; FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; MALAYSIA; OBJECTIVE METHODS; PROJECT COST; VALIDATION RESULTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; COSTS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049531038     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.07.061     Document Type: Article

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