Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Interactive Analysis of Spatial Subsurface Data Using GIS-Based Tool
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Much of the spatial information that is an inherent part of geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigation programs has been underutilized due to the unavailability of analysis tools designed to take advantage of the ... -
Fuzzy Logic Integrated Genetic Programming for Optimization and Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)A fuzzy logic integrated genetic programming (GP) based methodology is proposed to increase the performance of the GP based approach for structural optimization and design. Fuzzy set theory is employed to deal with the ... -
Parametric Coordinator for Engineering Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Coordination of design information is essential for the design team to provide accurate technical documents for the actual construction. Design changes are inevitable during any ordinary building project. If the design ... -
Computerized System for Application of Value Engineering Methodology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper aims to present an easy, quick, and accurate way of implementing value engineering (VE) studies by introducing an integrated computerized system for the VE technique and life-cycle cost as a checkout system. The ... -
Computer-Based Application for the Processing of Clients' Requirements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper extends previous work on the use of quality function deployment for client requirements processing in construction. It describes a computer-based application, ClientPro, which implements a quality-function-dep ... -
Computer Imagery and Visualization in Civil Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Higher education institutions in the United Kingdom have invested significantly in the implementation of communication and information technology in teaching, learning, and assessment of civil and building engineering—with ... -
Forecasting Cyanobacterial Concentrations Using B-Spline Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Artificial neural networks have been used successfully in a number of areas of civil engineering, including hydrology and water resources engineering. In the vast majority of cases, multilayer perceptrons that are trained ... -
Simplified Fuzzy ARTMAP as Pattern Recognizer
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Pattern recognition has turned out to be an important aspect of a dominant technology such as machine intelligence. Domain specific fuzzy-neuro models particularly for the “black box” implementation of PR applications have ... -
A Representation for Conceptual Design of Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The building representation for storing design solutions adopted in SEED-Config consists of two levels of abstraction models defined on top of the object-oriented data model. The first level is an information model, called ... -
Computer Graphics for Nonlinear Strut-Tie Model Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper presents an interactive computer graphics program for implementing the nonlinear strut-tie model approach for the practical design and analysis of disturbed regions in structural concrete. The graphics program ... -
Transient Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis Using MIMD Computer Architectures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper presents research on the use of homogeneous parallel and heterogeneous distributed computers for finite-element analysis of transient dynamic problems using a message passing interface. The appropriate computer ... -
Evaluation of Mobile Mapping Systems for Roadway Data Collection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Mobile mapping systems (MMSs) are based on advanced technologies for automatically collecting roadway inventory data. A host of advanced technologies, such as the Global Positioning System for collecting georeferencing ... -
Application Framework for Development of Simulation Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Development of specialized construction simulation tools is a time-consuming and complex operation. This has hindered the effective and wide use of simulation in the construction industry. An object-oriented application ... -
Java-Based Regulation Broker
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Many engineering activities, such as building design and construction, site redevelopment, and industrial operations, are governed by environmental regulations that are constantly being revised and published. Many state ... -
Stochastic Construction Time-Cost Trade-Off Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Traditional time-cost trade-off analysis assumes that the time and cost of an option within an activity are deterministic. However, in reality the time and cost are uncertain. Therefore, in analyzing the time-cost trade-off ... -
Structural Matrix Computations with Units
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Despite the well-known benefits of physical units, matrices, and matrix algebra in engineering computations, most engineering analysis packages are essentially dimensionless. They simply hold the engineer responsible for ... -
Bridge Damage Assessment through Fuzzy Petri Net Based Expert System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The reliability of the techniques adopted for damage assessment is important for bridge management systems. It is widely recognized that the use of expert systems for bridge damage assessment is a promising direction toward ... -
Artificial Neural Network for Measuring Organizational Effectiveness
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)An artificial neural network based methodology is applied for predicting the level of organizational effectiveness in a construction firm. The methodology uses the competing value approach to identify 14 variables. These ... -
Reducing Prediction Error by Transforming Input Data for Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The primary purpose of data transformation is to modify the distribution of input variables so that they can better match outputs. The performance of a neural network is often improved through data transformations. There ... -
Integrating Document Management with Project and Company Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)Electronic document management (EDM) systems have revolutionized the construction document storage and retrieval process. An electronically managed document consists of a computer representation of the main document body, ...