Computer applications in construction

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ABOUT THE BOOK
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 proposais and to proceed from that analysis to a clear spécification 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... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ABOUT THE BOOK
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 proposais and to proceed from that analysis to a clear spécification 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 creat-ing a given application program or for adapting a package application to the needs specified in the design.
Other topics found in the book include: com-mon tools used to develop application software for today's business computers; systems and applications available in the marketplace to perform spécifié functions, such as estimating, scheduling, cost control, and simulation; émergent 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 modem computer software—and provides addition-al problems, guldelines, and data for the reader to use in implementing his or her own applications on a personal computer. Vissza