Fuzzy Hybrid Computing in Construction Engineering and Management: Theory and Applications - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787438694 ISBN 13: 9781787438699

Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

This book provides an introduction to fuzzy logic and surveys emergingresearch trends and the application of state-of-the-art fuzzy hybridcomputing techniques in the field of construction engineering andmanagement. Authors cover the theory and implementation of fuzzyhybrid computing methodologies for arithmetic, optimization, machinelearning, multi-criteria decision-making, simulation, cognitive maps and datamodelling. The practical application of these techniques to solve real-worldproblems across a wide range of construction engineering and managementissues is also demonstrated and discussed.

The completion of effectively planned, executed and controlled constructionprojects is dependent on numerous interacting factors and human activities,both of which introduce vagueness and subjective uncertainty into alreadycomplex processes. While expert knowledge is an essential component ofeffective decision-making, analysis and consideration of expert knowledgeexpressed in linguistic terms remains a challenging aspect of constructionengineering and management.

Fuzzy logic, which has applications in many disciplines, has the potentialto address certain challenges inherent in construction engineering andmanagement, in part because of its strengths in modelling human reasoning,dealing with subjective uncertainty and computing with linguistic terms.However, fuzzy logic alone has a number of limitations that can only beovercome by its integration with other, complementary methodologies,together leading to advanced and powerful fuzzy hybrid computingtechniques.

This book is of particular interest to students, researchers and practitionerswho want to learn about the latest developments in fuzzy hybrid computingin construction engineering and management.

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About the Author

Aminah Robinson Fayek, Phd, Professional Engineer, is Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, Canada. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Fuzzy Hybrid Decision Support Systems for Construction, and she is in her third term as Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Strategic Construction Modeling and Delivery. Applications of her research have led to improved efficiency across industry and helped shape construction practice in Canada. She is an editor for the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management and the CSCE Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787438694
• ISBN 13: 9781787438699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 418
• Editor: Fayek Aminah Robinson