Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Automated Interpretation for Sensing in Situ Conditions 

      Kenneth R. Maser (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      A concept for automating the interpretation of sensor signals used to characterize in situ conditions is proposed, developed, implemented, and applied. The concept, called AISD, automates the application of encoded knowledge ...

    • Ghost: Project Network Generator 

      D. Navinchandra; D. Sriram; R. D. Logcher (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Network scheduling systems have flourished in the construction industry since their inception in the 1950s. Today, there is a plethora of project management programs that incorporate sophisticated techniques such as resource ...

    • Automated Processing of Design Standards 

      Jose R. Cronembold; Kincho H. Law (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      This paper describes the development of software for automated processing of design standards. The language‐compiler system developed is based on the decision table representation, which has been shown previously to be a ...

    • Representation of Structural Design Knowledge in a Symbolic Language 

      Y. J. Paek; H. Adeli (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      A structural design language (SDL) is developed in the INTERLISP environment for development of coupled knowledge‐based expert systems for structural design problems. This article presents the representation of the structural ...

    • Representing Construction Contract Legal Knowledge 

      Zaki M. Kraiem; James E. Diekmann (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Applications are increasingly proving the adequacy of expert systems techniques in representing legal reasoning. This article demonstrates the knowledge representation aspects of a construction contract claim analysis. ...

    • Example of Intelligent Structural Design System 

      Chee‐Kiong Soh; Ai‐Kah Soh (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      This paper describes the framework of the proposed intelligent structural design system, ISTRUDS, currently under development, and an implemented example, IPDOJS, intended for the preliminary design of fixed‐steel offshore ...

    • Transient Analysis of Viscoelastic Tapered Bars and Shafts 

      Constantine Chris Spyrakos (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      A general method is presented for determining the dynamic torsional/axial response of linear structures composed of either tapered bars or shafts to transient excitations. The method consists of formulating and solving the ...

    • Expert Systems in Structural Engineering: Works in Progress 

      R. H. Allen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)
      In this paper, a review of the known expert systems applied to structural engineering is presented. The paper is organized into three principal sections: (1) commercial expert systems; (2) operational prototypical expert ...

    • Macro‐Spreadsheet Programming Applied to Well Drawdown 

      M. E. Neis; J. M. Wigham; V. V. Neis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Recent enhancements in microcomputer spreadsheet software allow engineers to write programs easily in order to solve iterative problems of considerable complexity. Command and function macros on macro‐spreadsheets provide ...

    • Data Exchange for Collaborating Structural Design Programs 

      John H. Grubbs; Lanse M. Leach; Kincho H. Law (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      A methodology for performing data exchange among heterogeneous application programs in support of interactive structural design is presented. The method makes use of a Common Database Interface Language (CDIL) and operates ...

    • Prototype Hybrid Expert System for R/C Design 

      Michael S. Jones; Victor E. Saouma (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      The development of an integrated hybrid expert system for structural design using commercially available software tools is reported. The engineer's design knowledge and code requirements are represented in knowledge base ...

    • Interactive Load and Resistance Factor Design of steel frames 

      H. Adeli; H. R. Chu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      An interactive menu‐driven MICROCAD system, called FRAMELRFD, has been developed for the design of moment‐resisting multistory steel frames according to the recently developed LRFD specification. An efficient search routine ...

    • Near‐Optimality Analysis for Linear Models 

      Avinash M. Nafday; Ross B. Corotis; Jared L. Cohon (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Linear optimization techniques are often used to find the “best” solution to an engineering design problem. However, it is generally necessary to make certain assumptions, approximations, and idealizations in order to ...

    • Knowledge Acquisition for Domain Experts 

      Louis F. Cohn; Roswell A. Harris; William Bowlby (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Of all the stages of expert systems construction, none is more critical than knowledge acquisition. This is particularly true in instances where domain experts such as civil engineers develop expert systems themselves, ...

    • Expert Systems in Construction: Work in Progress 

      David B. Ashley; Raymond E. Levitt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)
      Construction planning, engineering, management and maintenance are receiving increasing attention as possible application domains for knolwedge‐based expert systems. Although oportunities for this new computer technology ...

    • Generic Design Standards Processing in an Expert System Environment 

      William J. Rasdorf; TsoJen E. Wang (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      Checking design conformance with governing standards, codes, specifications, regulations, and manuals is a mandatory step in designing engineering systems. Automating this design checking process, therefore, is an important ...

    • A Knowledge‐Based System for Design of Bridge Trusses 

      H. Adeli; K. V. Balasubramanyam (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)
      A knowledge‐based expert system, called BTEXPERT, has been developed for optimum design of bridge trusses by interfacing an interactive bridge truss optimization program with an expert system environment. The scope of ...

    • Expert Systems for Geotechnical Engineers 

      J. C. Santamarina; J. L. Chameau (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)
      Geotechnical engineering is a field where experiential knowledge has no substitute. Making experts' knowledge explicit, and documenting and transferring it can have a great impact on the state of practice. The knowledge‐based ...

    • Graphic Input to Cyclone 

      Leland S. Riggs (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)
      A goal of many computer simulation systems is the on‐screen generation of the model being simulated. A recent effort to develop a graphics capability to support an established simulation package called CYCLONE is reported ...

    • New Expert Systems in Environmental Engineering 

      Leonard Ortolano; Anne C. Steinemann (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)
      Twenty‐four previously unpublished expert systems are being developed for applications in environmental engineering. These new systems are summarized in three principal categories: hazardous waste management, water supply ...