Optimizing Construction Project Labor Utilization Using Differential Evolution: A Comparative Study of Mutation Strategies

Advances in Civil Engineering

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Hoang, Nhat Duc ^a   Nguyen, Quoc Lam ^a   Pham, Quang Nhat ^a  

^a DUY TAN UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

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EID: 84941038127     PISSN: 16878086     EISSN: 16878094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/108780     Document Type: Article

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