Integrating system dynamics and fuzzy logic modeling to determine concession period in BOT projects

Automation in Construction

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 368-376

  Khanzadi, Mostafa ^b   Nasirzadeh, Farnad ^a   Alipour, Majid ^b  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

BOT projects; Concession period; Fuzzy logic; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

BOT PROJECT; CONCESSION PERIOD; DECISION VARIABLES; FUZZY LOGIC MODELING; FUZZY NUMBERS; HIGHWAY PROJECTS; INPUT VARIABLES; INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; INTERVAL ARITHMETIC; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; ZADEH'S EXTENSION PRINCIPLES;

FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 84857355375     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2011.09.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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