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Application of Fuzzy Logic in Civil Engineering in Japan
In various engineering fields, many applications of fuzzy logic have been attempted, some of which have been applied for practical use. In this paper, civil engineering applications of...

Bridge Condition Rating Using Fuzzy Sets and an Eigenvector of Priority Settings
A simplified methodology for combining the condition rating of the various elements of bridge components (deck, superstructure or substructure) is developed using a multi-attributive decision...

Application of OOP in Developing Finite Element Analysis Programs Using C++
Using the object oriented programming technique, a library of object classes has been developed and implemented using C+PLU2 for easy generation of finite element analysis programs. A...

An Object Oriented Highway Information System in the Client-Server Environment
This paper discusses issues required for the development of an object-oriented (OO) highway information system in a client-server environment based on the System Object Model (SOM) in...

An Overview of the Analysis and Design Techniques Used on the Main Tunnels of the SSC
Sophisticated numerical analysis and design techniques were devised for the Supercollider in order to produce a design which closely reflected the constraints of the construction processes,...

Creative Design Using a Genetic Algorithm
Genetic algorithms provide a methodology for searching a space and are typically associated with optimization or classification problems. The possibility for genetic algorithms to produce...

A Version and Configuration Scheme for Collaborative Engineering
This paper presents a data management model for collaborative design. Versions are proposed to support the independent evolution of design alternatives in an individual discipline. configurations...

Database Integration in Support of Construction Management
This presentation will describe how new object-oriented technology is being applied to this problem. The goal of this use of object-oriented systems is 1) to provide a method for processing...

A Computerized Methodology for Conducting Pedestrian Gap Studies
this paper will detail recent improvements with the procedure the New York City Department of Transportation utilizes when conducting Pedestrian Gap Studies. These improvements were made...

Quick Checks for Structural Computer Analysis
When working with general structural analysis programs, there are some fast ways to check the input and output. This paper reviews some methods for verification of results of computerized...

Facilitate Delay Claim Analysis with As-Built Schedule Databases
A computer-based As-Built Schedule Database can provide a useful tool for the investigation of project performance. The facts recorded in the database may be used to identify actual sequential...

Contemporaneous Development of Field Data: Transportation Construction Claim Defense
This paper addresses the continuing development of a construction field database system documenting resources applied on the jobsite by Contractors. The paper focuses on the case study...

Computer Use in Claims Analysis -- Roundtable Discussion
Preparation or defense of construction claims is inherently time consuming and often counter-productive. This outline discusses some tools currently used in the construction industry to...

CadVisor (CAD Equipment Analysis and Selection System)
This paper describes a system called CadVisor (CAD Equipment Analysis and Selection System) developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratories...

Practical Approach to Cope with Construction Cost Uncertainty in an Inflationary Environment
There are actions suggested to mitigate the risk in costs caused by an inflationary economy, such as escalation clauses and including price contingencies in the bid . This paper presents...

Management Information System Application on a Multi-Million Overseas Project
Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) provides improved data quality, consistency, timeliness, and reporting flexibility and improved project teamwork. Project managers have a...

Conceptual Design Using Evolutive-Cognitive Computing Techniques
The paper concerns the development of a computer-based capability for conducting conceptual design using emergent(self-organizing) computing paradigms that arrive at a solution through...

A Knowledge-Based Computer System for Financial Wind Risk Management
This paper presents the results of a sponsored applied research project conducted by a multi-disciplinary team to integrate state-of-the-art methods in wind and collateral (e.g., surge,...

The Integrated Systems Approach to Facilities Management
This paper investigates the condition and use of the systems for facilities management and discusses process and considerations for improving the long term value of integrated facilities...

Methods to Reduce the Settlement of Embankments on Soft Clay: A Review
New trends have been observed during the past ten years in the practice of settlement control for embankments on soft clays: they include increased use of rigid (piles) or semi-rigid (stone...

 

 

 

 

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