Hojjat Adeli is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodtic Science and Director of Knowledge Engineering Lab at The Ohio State University. He is a leading, world-renowned researcher and inventor and author of 340 research publications including nine highly acclaimed and pioneering books in the general field of computer-aided engineering (CAE). His ground-breaking research has appeared in 54 different scholarly journals covering many disciplines and had a profound impact on the direction of CAE research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of two prestigious journals Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours. In 1998, he was awarded the University Distinguished Scholar Award by The Ohio State University.

• 1. Review of Construction Scheduling and Management Methods. 2. Neural Dynamics Model of Adeli and Park and its Application to Engineering Design. 3. A General Mathematical Formulation for Scheduling of Construction Projects with Construction Cost Optimization. 4. Solution of Construction Scheduling and Cost Optimization with Neural Dynamics. 5. An Object-Oriented Information Model for Construction Project Management. 6. CONSCOM: An Object-Orient Construction Scheduling and Change Management System. 7. Integrated Management Environment and User Interface. 8. Regularization Neural Network for Construction Cost Estimation. References. Appendix Nomenclature.

'Here is a practical guide for those involved in the construction industry, including engineers, contractors, and project managers.'-Business Review May-June 2002

Hojjat Adeli is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodtic Science and Director of Knowledge Engineering Lab at The Ohio State University. He is a leading, world-renowned researcher and inventor and author of 340 research publications including nine highly acclaimed and pioneering books in the general field of computer-aided engineering (CAE). His ground-breaking research has appeared in 54 different scholarly journals covering many disciplines and had a profound impact on the direction of CAE research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of two prestigious journals Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours. In 1998, he was awarded the University Distinguished Scholar Award by The Ohio State University.

• 1. Review of Construction Scheduling and Management Methods. 2. Neural Dynamics Model of Adeli and Park and its Application to Engineering Design. 3. A General Mathematical Formulation for Scheduling of Construction Projects with Construction Cost Optimization. 4. Solution of Construction Scheduling and Cost Optimization with Neural Dynamics. 5. An Object-Oriented Information Model for Construction Project Management. 6. CONSCOM: An Object-Orient Construction Scheduling and Change Management System. 7. Integrated Management Environment and User Interface. 8. Regularization Neural Network for Construction Cost Estimation. References. Appendix Nomenclature.

'Here is a practical guide for those involved in the construction industry, including engineers, contractors, and project managers.'-Business Review May-June 2002

Hojjat Adeli is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodtic Science and Director of Knowledge Engineering Lab at The Ohio State University. He is a leading, world-renowned researcher and inventor and author of 340 research publications including nine highly acclaimed and pioneering books in the general field of computer-aided engineering (CAE). His ground-breaking research has appeared in 54 different scholarly journals covering many disciplines and had a profound impact on the direction of CAE research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of two prestigious journals Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours. In 1998, he was awarded the University Distinguished Scholar Award by The Ohio State University.

• 1. Review of Construction Scheduling and Management Methods. 2. Neural Dynamics Model of Adeli and Park and its Application to Engineering Design. 3. A General Mathematical Formulation for Scheduling of Construction Projects with Construction Cost Optimization. 4. Solution of Construction Scheduling and Cost Optimization with Neural Dynamics. 5. An Object-Oriented Information Model for Construction Project Management. 6. CONSCOM: An Object-Orient Construction Scheduling and Change Management System. 7. Integrated Management Environment and User Interface. 8. Regularization Neural Network for Construction Cost Estimation. References. Appendix Nomenclature.

'Here is a practical guide for those involved in the construction industry, including engineers, contractors, and project managers.'-Business Review May-June 2002