Comparison of neural network and binary logistic regression methods in conceptual design of tall steel buildings

Construction Innovation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-253

  al Nageim, Hassan ^a   Nagar, Ravindra ^b   Lisboa, Paulo J g ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Binary logic; Buildings; Neural nets; Regression analysis; Steel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986174488     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170710754731     Document Type: Article

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