Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Reliability Tester for Water-Distribution Networks 

      D. Khomsi; G. A. Walters; A. R. D. Thorley; D. Ouazar (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A computer model for assessing the reliability of water-distribution networks is presented. Both mechanical failure caused by pipe breakages and hydraulic failure caused by insufficient pipe capacity are incorporated into ...

    • Editorial: Data-Centered Thinking 

      John G. Voeller (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)

    • Multigrid Methods in GIS Grid-Cell–Based Modeling Environment 

      Daene C. McKinney; Han-Lin Tsai (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Multigrid methods use a series of successively coarser grids to accelerate the solution of equations arising from the numerical solution of partial differential equations. A grid-cell–based geographic information system ...

    • Modeling Soil Correlations Using Neural Networks 

      Anthony T. C. Goh (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Principled Approach to Design of Hierarchical Abstractions 

      Chee-Kiong Soh; Ai-Kah Soh; Kum-Yew Lai (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      The use of hierarchical abstractions allows processing at an abstract level so that the complexity of low-level processing can be avoided or delayed. The idea of hierarchical abstractions is a simple but powerful one in ...

    • Editorial 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Improving the Design-Review Process: The Reviewer's Assistant 

      E. William East; Tim Roessler; Mark Lustig (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Organizations using architect/engineer (A/E) services typically require reviews of partially completed designs prior to submission of the final design. Many A/E firms also conduct internal quality-control reviews. The ...

    • Neural Network for Structure Control 

      H. M. Chen; K. H. Tsai; G. Z. Qi; J. C. S. Yang; F. Amini (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Significant progress has been achieved in the active control of civil-engineering structures, not only in the control algorithm, but also in the control testing of the scale model and full-scale building. At the present ...

    • Roadway Seasonal Classification Using Neural Networks 

      A. Faghri; J. Hua (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      The parameter average annual daily traffic (AADT) is an important factor used in transportation planning, design, maintenance, and other transportation decision-making processes. The most commonly used approach for obtaining ...

    • Using Technology to Improve Delphi Method 

      Francis T. Hartman; Andrew Baldwin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Introducing new technology, business processes, and working methods requires input and agreement from numerous participants if it is to succeed. Often the potential for, and cost of, failure precludes innovation. The ...

    • Sequencing for Concrete Placement Using RAG—CAD Data Structure 

      Raghavan Kunigahalli; Jeffrey S. Russell (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      A 2-1/2–dimensional (2-1/2D) boundary representation CAD data structure called rectangle adjacency graph (RAG) is presented. A review of nondeterministic polynomial (NP) completeness and proof of NP completeness of partition ...

    • Modeling Initial Design Process using Artificial Neural Networks 

      Abhijit Mukherjee; Jayant M. Deshpande (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      The preliminary design model is of vital importance in the synthesis of a finally acceptable solution in a design problem. The initial design process is extremely difficult to computerize because it requires human intuition. ...

    • Editorial 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Construction-Site Layout Using Annealed Neural Network 

      I-Cheng Yeh (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Construction-site layout is an important construction planning activity. The impact of good layout practices on money and timesaving becomes more obvious on larger construction projects. In this study, we formulate the ...

    • Journal Readership Survey 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • COCSY I: CAM-Oriented CAD System 

      Ronie Navon (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Computers are playing an increasing role in the construction process, especially in the design phase. Designers still use computer-aided design (CAD) systems as drafting tools, mimicking manual drafting to a large extent. ...

    • Design-Integrated Process Planner for Rebar Placement 

      Md. Salim; Leonhard E. Bernold (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      To remain competitive in the global market, the U.S. construction industry is looking at drastic productivity increases. In recent years, developments in reinforced-concrete construction have been rapid and sweeping. ...

    • Use of Knowledge Graphs to Formalize Decisions in Preserving Pavements 

      Brian Brenner (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)

    • Automatic Fire-Code Checking Using Expert-System Technology 

      Ethymios A. Delis; Alex Delis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      A significant part of the engineering design process is devoted to checking the compliance with codes that result from legislation. The code-checking process requires deep knowledge of the regulations, awareness of changes, ...

    • Evolution Program for Design of Rectilinear Branched Networks 

      J. W. Davidson; I. C. Goulter (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      A new algorithm for designing the layout of rectilinear branched distribution networks is presented in this paper. The algorithm uses a binary solution-coding scheme that is similar to the type commonly used in genetic ...