A knowledge-based decision support system for roofing materials selection and cost estimating: A conceptual framework and data modelling

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2009 - Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1081-1090

  Rahman, Sazzadur ^a   Perera, Srinath ^b   Odeyinka, Henry ^a   Bi, Yaxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost modelling; Decision support system; Knowledge based system; Roofing material selection; Topsis

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; BUILDING COST INFORMATION SERVICES; COMPLEX TASK; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; COST ANALYSIS; COST MODELLING; DATA MODELLING; DOMAIN EXPERTS; HOUSING SECTORS; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; INITIAL COSTS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KNOWLEDGE BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE COST; MATERIAL SELECTION; MATERIALS SELECTION; MULTICRITERIA DECISION; NORTHERN IRELAND; OPTIMAL MATERIALS; OPTIMISATIONS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; ROOFING MATERIALS; STANDARD FORM; SUB-ELEMENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TOPSIS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COST ACCOUNTING; COST ESTIMATING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

ROOFS;

EID: 84857654941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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