Xiao, Xue (2021) Improving the long-term use of case-based reasoning model in early construction cost estimation. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
This study aims to improve the long-term use of case-based reasoning for estimating the likely tender price of construction work in the early design stages. The research was conducted from three perspectives of the model’s setting, the robustness of the knowledge structure, and the efficiency of the case-base system analyzed over a large sample of residential buildings. The results contribute to maintaining the efficiency of case-bases by enhancing the stability of their knowledge structures over time.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Skitmore, Martin and Xia, Bo |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | early construction cost estimation; case-based reasoning; long-term use; comparative study; robustness; case-base maintenance |
| Index terms: | construction cost, case-based reasoning, residential building, early design stage, estimating, tender price, comparative study, stability, construction work, efficiency, estimation |
| Subjects: | operations management, performance management, structural engineering, design process, construction type, tendering, financial and cost management, cognitive psychology, research design and methodology |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Project Management, Construction Technology, Quality Management, Procurement, Cost Management, Design Practice, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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