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Computer applications in construction / Boyd C. Paulson, Jr.
Author
Paulson, Boyd C., Jr.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : McGraw-Hill, [1995], ©1995.
Description
xxx, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Details
Subject(s)
Engineering
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Management
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Data processing
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Contractors' operations
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Data processing
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Construction industry
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Management
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Data processing
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Series
McGraw-Hill series in construction engineering and project management.
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Summary note
For people interested in using computers in construction, this book is the perfect starting point - providing an unsurpassed introduction to computer hardware, software, and communications technology. Giving the reader a basic idea of what the pieces do and how they work together, the book's 16 in-depth chapters offer coverage of topics so important for construction engineers and managers.
Through the material, readers are given the ability to analyze systematically a potential area of need - such as a function in a department - to determine whether a computer application might help to assess the costs and benefits of alternative proposals and to proceed from that analysis to a clear specification for what the proposed solution should accomplish. There is also coverage of how computer professionals evaluate hardware and design the software and systems that will implement a given application.
Furthermore, readers will learn how to manage the people, resources, time, and money required in the development process for creating a given application program or for adapting a package application to the needs specified in the design.
Other topics found in the book include: common tools used to develop application software for today's business computers; systems and applications available in the marketplace to perform specific functions, such as estimating, scheduling, cost control, and simulation; emergent technologies and how an individual, group, or company might plan ahead and take advantage of the trends.
In addition, the book provides twenty-two construction engineering and management application examples - most developed using modern computer software - and provides additional problems, guidelines, and data for the reader to use in implementing his or her own applications on a personal computer.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The Impact of Computers
2. Overview of Construction Applications
3. Computer Hardware
4. Computer Software and File Systems
5. Feasibility Study and Analysis
6. Design and Development
7. Procurement, Training, Implementation, and System Management
8. Procedural Languages
9. Developing Applications with Spreadsheets
10. Developing Applications with File and Database Software
11. Developing Applications with AI-Based Expert System Software
12. Estimating
13. Project Planning and Scheduling
14. Accounting and Cost Engineering
15. Operations Simulation
16. Building for Tomorrow on Today's Technology and Applications.
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ISBN
007048967X
LCCN
94002793
OCLC
29703263
RCP
C - O
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