Computer applications in construction /

By: Paulson, Boyd CMaterial type: TextTextSeries: McGraw-Hill series in construction engineering and project managementPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1995Description: xxx, 610 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780070489677ISSN: 007048967X (acidfree paper)Subject(s): Engineering | Contractors' operations | Construction industryDDC classification: 004.024624
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
Summary: 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
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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

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

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