Simulation in concreting operations: A comparison of models and resource combinations

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-173

  Alkoc, Ediz ^a   Erbatur, Fuat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Concreting; Construction; MicroCYCLONE; Productivity improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993069578     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021071     Document Type: Review

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