Using electimize to solve the time-cost-tradeoff problem in construction engineering

Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 250-257

  Abdel Raheem, Mohamed ^a   Khalafallah, Ahmed ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Costs; Optimization models; Time factors

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; CANDIDATE SOLUTION; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; OPTIMALITY; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 80053153840     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41182(416)31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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