A mixed-integer nonlinear programming model for minimising construction site noise levels through site layout optimisation

31st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining, ISARC 2014 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 722-729

  Hammad, A W A ^a   Rey, D ^a   Akbarnezhad, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction noise estimation; Construction site layout; MINLP; Mixed integer nonlinear programming; Optimisation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATERIALS HANDLING; NOISE POLLUTION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; URBAN PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION NOISE; CONSTRUCTION SITE LAYOUTS; MINLP; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMISATIONS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 84912570397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.22260/isarc2014/0098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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