Delay Analysis within Construction Contracting Organizations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0733-9364,1943-7862
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2008)134:9(692)