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Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Editors Contributors Chapter 1 Introduction to the Evolving Toolbox Alex Gorod and Leonie Hallo Chapter 2 Case Studies Toolset Brian E. White Chapter 3 Scheduling Toolset Seyed Ashkan Zarghami and Alex Gorod Chapter 4 Cost Estimation Toolset Ricardo Valerdi...