Monte carlo analysis for prediction of noise from a construction site

Journal of Construction in Developing Countries

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Haron, Zaiton ^a   Yahya, Khairulzan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction; Noise; Prediction; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864267695     PISSN: 18236499     EISSN: 21804222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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