Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Geophysical Log Interpretation Using Neural Network 

      S. Pezeshk; C. V. Camp; S. Karprapu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Timely and effective interpretation of bore hole geophysical and formation well logs is vital in developing basic geological and hydrological data for ground water modeling. Information on local geological conditions may ...

    • Models of Construction Process Information 

      Thomas Froese (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Computer-integrated construction (CIC) and concurrent engineering for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) require data standards or common information models through which computer systems can exchange project ...

    • Linked Lists for Transport Simulations Using Lagrangian Parcels 

      Poojitha D. Yapa; Li Zheng; Tomonao Kobayashi (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      The linked-list method is explained using transport simulations involving Lagrangian discrete parcels. Parcel insertion and removal as well as storing of variables in a multispecies problem are explained through examples. ...

    • Synthesized Images for Pavement Management System Design 

      H. D. Cheng; Mario Miyojim (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      In visual pattern recognition, since it is generally difficult to obtain images with all the desired characteristics, researchers often reuse standard test images obtained under fixed conditions. This practice may compromise ...

    • Object Orientation in Hydraulic Modeling Architectures 

      D. P. Solomatine (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A “separable” approach to the object-oriented design of modeling systems is presented. In it, the local behavior of an individual object is separated from the global behavior of the system, and the functional decomposition ...

    • Dynamic Programming Approach to Scheduling of Nonserial Linear Project 

      Ahmed B. Senouci; Neil N. Eldin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      This paper presents a nonserial dynamic programming formulation for the scheduling of linear projects with nonsequential activities. One of the major advantages of the approach presented is its ability to handle both serial ...

    • Multidisciplinary Product Modeling of Buildings 

      W. P. S. Dias (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A building entity is decomposed into systems (containing subsystems and elements), which correspond to the various disciplines associated with it. A set of exhaustive, nonintersecting primary elements are identified for ...

    • Decision-Support System for Infrastructure Preservation 

      Yung-Ching Shen; Dimitri A. Grivas (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      This study presents the development of a decision-support system for the preservation of civil infrastructure. The system aims at providing assistance for decisions concerned with the three main tasks of infrastructure ...

    • Traffic Engineering Recurrent Spatial Knowledge Base: Design and Implementation 

      Pawan Lingras (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Several regional and environmental agencies record spatial data continuously at fixed time intervals such as hourly, daily, monthly, and annually. Such a data collection is termed a recurrent spatial data collection. This ...

    • Object-Oriented Pumping-Test Expert System 

      Driss Ouazar; Alexander H-D. Cheng; Abdu Diore Kizamou (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      An object-oriented Pumping-Test Expert System (PTES) is developed to assist hydrogeologists in the interpretation of pumping tests and the filing of technical reports. PTES features user-friendly, menu-driven, English/French ...

    • Computerized Tool for Hierarchical Simulation Modeling 

      Anil Sawhney; Simaan M. AbouRizk (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Advancements in computing have enabled the development of effective tools for the modeling and analysis of construction operations. In particular, recent developments in object-oriented and event-driven programming were ...

    • Autonomous Mapping System for an Interior Finishing Robot 

      Abraham Warszawski; Yehiel Rosenfeld; Igal Shohet (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      The purpose of an autonomous-control system for interior finishing robots is to map an unknown building interior, plan the performance of a desired task, and monitor its execution by the robot. Two types of mapping systems ...

    • Neural Networks for River Flow Prediction 

      Richard J. Heggen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Closure to “Neural Networks for River Flow Prediction” by William J. Grenney 

      William J. Grenney (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Vibration Signature Analysis Using Artificial Neural Networks 

      S. V. Barai; P. C. Pandey (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Damage detection by measuring and analyzing vibration signals in a machine component is an established procedure in mechanical and aerospace engineering. This paper presents vibration signature analysis of steel bridge ...

    • Qualitative Geometric Reasoner for Integrated Design 

      Paul S. Chinowsky; Kenneth F. Reinschmidt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      The widespread use of computer-aided drafting (CAD) systems within the engineering domain has provided significant advances in the capability to model design solutions. However, the focus of these systems on detailed design ...

    • HPC Strength Prediction Using Artificial Neural Network 

      Janusz Kasperkiewicz; Janusz Racz; Artur Dubrawski (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      An artificial neural network of the fuzzy-ARTMAP type was applied for predicting strength properties of high-performance concrete (HPC) mixes. Composition of HPC was assumed simplified, as a mixture of six components ...

    • Development of an Expert System for Daily Drought Monitoring 

      T. J. Chang; H. Zheng; X. A. Kleopa; C. B. Teoh (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A daily drought-monitoring system was developed using the Clips Expert System software package. The monitoring system consists of four components: (1) the knowledge base, which contains rules in the form of IF-THEN type ...

    • Prediction of Estuarine Instabilities with Artificial Neural Networks 

      John P. Grubert (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      This paper shows how a feed-forward back-propagation type of neural network can be used to predict the flow conditions when interfacial mixing in stratified estuaries and fjords commences. This was achieved by training the ...

    • Geometric-Based Reasoning System for Project Planning 

      Arkady Retik (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)