Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects

This study aimed to establish a new model of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for construction projects using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Survey research and Costs Significant Items (CSIs) methods were conducted to identify the most important cost and non-cost factors affecting the estimation of LCC. T...

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Main Author: Alqahtani, Ayedh Mohammad A
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2354
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description This study aimed to establish a new model of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for construction projects using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Survey research and Costs Significant Items (CSIs) methods were conducted to identify the most important cost and non-cost factors affecting the estimation of LCC. These important factors are considered as input factors of the model. The results indicated that neural network models were able to estimate the cost with an average accuracy between 91%-95%.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-23542017-02-20T06:38:10Z Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects Alqahtani, Ayedh Mohammad A This study aimed to establish a new model of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for construction projects using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Survey research and Costs Significant Items (CSIs) methods were conducted to identify the most important cost and non-cost factors affecting the estimation of LCC. These important factors are considered as input factors of the model. The results indicated that neural network models were able to estimate the cost with an average accuracy between 91%-95%. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2354 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Alqahtani, Ayedh Mohammad A
Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title_full Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title_fullStr Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title_full_unstemmed Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title_short Utilising artificial neural networks (ANNs) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
title_sort utilising artificial neural networks (anns) towards accurate estimation of life-cycle costs for construction projects
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2354