A Neural Network Model Based on Support Vector Machine for Conceptual Cost Estimation in Construction Projects

Subject Areas : Design of Experiment

Behnam Vahdani ¹ , Seyed Meysam Mousavi ² , Morteza Mousakhani ³ , Mani Sharifi ⁴ , Hassan Hashemi ⁵

1 - Instructor, Industrial engineering research center, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Ph.D. Student, Young Researches Club, South Tehran Branch , Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department Management and Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
5 - M.Sc, Young Researches Club, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2011-08-12 Accepted : 2011-12-22 Published : 2012-03-15

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