Hybrid intelligence approach based on LS-SVM and Differential Evolution for construction cost index estimation: A Taiwan case study

Automation in Construction

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 306-313

  Cheng, Min Yuan ^a,b   Hoang, Nhat Duc ^a   Wu, Yu Wei ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Dept of Construction Engineering ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction cost index; Data mining; Differential; Evolution; Hybrid intelligence; Least; Machine; Squares; Support Vector

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COST INDICES; DIFFERENTIAL; EVOLUTION; HYBRID INTELLIGENCE; LEAST; SQUARES; SUPPORT VECTOR;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA MINING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MACHINING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

COSTS;

EID: 84884501774     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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