Evaluation of queuing systems for knowledge-based simulation of construction processes

Automation in Construction

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-49

  Akhavian, Reza ^a   Behzadan, Amir H ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Data mining; Discrete event simulation; Infrastructure; Knowledge; Queue; Queue discipline; Simulation; Ultra wideband; Wireless data collection

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; QUEUEING NETWORKS; QUEUEING THEORY; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); DATA MINING;

INFRASTRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE; QUEUE; QUEUE DISCIPLINES; SIMULATION; WIRELESS DATA COLLECTION;

DATA MINING; CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84905658355     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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