FLAC 2013 - Special Session on Fuzzy Logic Applications in Construction Engineering and Management

Construction engineering and management research has seen significant growth in fuzzy logic applications to solve numerous problems. Fuzzy logic has been used to model subjective uncertainty in construction and address the lack of comprehensive data sets available for modeling. In the construction domain, fuzzy logic has been combined with other techniques, such as simulation, genetic algorithms, and artificial neural networks to create hybrid systems. This session will focus on recent applications of fuzzy logic and fuzzy hybrid techniques for applications related to planning and scheduling, estimating and bidding, productivity, project control, structuring projects, process improvement, risk analysis, and others. In particular, challenges related to applying fuzzy logic in the construction domain will be discussed and ideas generated on how to adapt fuzzy logic and fuzzy hybrid techniques to better suit construction applications.