Combining case-based reasoning with genetic algorithm optimization for preliminary cost estimation in construction industry

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-73

  Kim, Sangyong ^a   Shim, Jae Heon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Case based reasoning; Cost estimates; Genetic algorithms; Similarity; Weight optimization

Indexed keywords

CASE BASED REASONING SYSTEMS; COST ESTIMATION SYSTEM; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS); GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATION; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SIMILARITY; WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ESTIMATING; OPTIMIZATION; TALL BUILDINGS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84892387982     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2013-0223     Document Type: Article

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