Ontology for relating risk and vulnerability to cost overrun in international projects

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-315

  Fidan, Gulsah ^a   Dikmen, Irem ^a   Tanyer, A Murat ^a   Birgonul, M Talat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Construction management; Databases; International construction; International factors; Ontology; Risk management; Turkey; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS; TURKEY; VULNERABILITY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; COSTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ONTOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79960258110     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000090     Document Type: Article

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