A model for solving structural, technological and safety problems

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-42

  Liaudanskienė, Rita ^a   Simanavičienė, Ruta ^b   Ustinovičius, Leonas ^b  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Accident; Construction sector; Decision analysis; Occupational disease; Sustainable workplace; Tree diagram; Worker safety and health protection

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

BUILDING STRUCTURE; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DECISION MODELING; RESEARCH OBJECT; SAFETY PROBLEMS; SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE; TREE DIAGRAM; WORKER SAFETY;

FORESTRY;

ACCIDENTS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SAFETY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84862861882     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2011.643551     Document Type: Article

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