Application of OOP and GUI to the Development of Educational Software in Structural Mechanics
A pilot project on the development of educational software in structural mechanics is reported herein. A computer program for the demonstration of shear, moment, and deflection diagrams...
Teaching Soil Mechanics Laboratories with Computer Assistance
This paper discusses the methods involved in teaching the laboratory section of an undergraduate course in soil mechanics using computer assistance. The lab covered one semester with students...
A Flexible Structural Analysis Method for Computer-Aided Preliminary Design
This paper presents a new method for supporting structural analysis during preliminary design stage that is based on Gere's idea of 'moment distribution'. The extension is that in this...
A Simplified Method of Multistory-frame Analysis Including the P-? Effect
A simplified method of non-iterative analysis of rigid multistory-frames having vertical columns with different heights within the same story is developed by means of a modification to...
Toward Integrated Models for Structural Design
The paper presents research toward integrated product and process models for structural design in which and each entity in the product model describes information used by activities in...
Integrated Automation Systems in Structural Engineering
This paper presents the current integrated automation systems available in the industry for structural engineering application. An integrated automation application essentially consists...
Creating Construction Documents from 3-D Computer Models
Structural engineering tasks can be broken down into three major phases; analysis, design and construction document production. Although automation techniques have focused on these phases...
Integrating Computer Applications for Traffic Data Analysis
Transportation and traffic engineers have traditionally used a variety of software packages and data sources to comprehensively evaluate traffic operations and establish project priorities....
Studying Route Choice Behavior Using Computer-Aided Telephone Interviews and GIS
In this paper two innovative techniques in developing route choice surveys are introduced. The first is using computer-aided telephone interviews (CATI), and the second utilizes geographic...
Computer Based Energy Analysis for Mechanical Retrofit of Buildings
Visionaries in the HVAC arena are now focusing their attention on servicing and retrofitting existing buildings. These efforts include modernizing and upgrading deteriorated equipment,...
Computer Implementation of Fuzzy Reasoning in Tendering
There are a lot of risk factors need to be considered in tendering in the construction industry. Examples are a) The market conditions: the degree of competition, the prevailing and the...
Refinement of Cost Estimates with Artificial Neural Nets
An estimate should be refined for undefined items. Usually, contingency is added to cover any inadequacies in estimate basis definition and inadequacies in estimating methods and data....
Comparing Two OODBMSs: An Application Developer's Perspective
Advances in database management technology lead application developers to consider new implementation options such as Object-Oriented Database Management Systems (OODBMSs). Current OODBMS...
Computer Aided Design in Civil Engineering Based Upon the OODBMS ONTOS
Recent research in numerous projects carried out at the Institute of Computational Engineering (ICE) demonstrates the capability of object-oriented database management systems (OODBMS),...
Developing an Object Based Planning System for Precast Concrete Building Structures
This paper presents the organization of an object based planning system for determining the preliminary costs, schedules and resources for precast concrete building structures. First,...
OODBMS in AEC Software Development: The Highs and Lows of Developing a Commercial Application
This paper discusses object-oriented database management systems (OODBMS) as an alternative to traditional information management systems for developing a commercial construction industry...
Application of Pen Computing to Construction Inspection
This paper discusses one customized inspection software package which runs on a pen computer. This program provides a format that assures a fast and accurate inspection process....
Bringing the Construction Foreman Into the Computer Age
Field-oriented construction foremen, have continued to use pencil and paper, or sometimes a good memory, to manage their responsibilities. Until recently, the use of the keyboard and the...
Practical Solution of the Flexibility to Stiffness Transformation Problem With a Mathematical Assistant for the Personal Computer
This paper will show how a relatively complicated structural mechanics problem can be solved easily with a symbolic manipulation program. Specifically, the authors will demonstrate how...
A Sketch is Worth a Thousand Rule Traces
The paper presents techniques for augmenting communication among building designers by providing (1) interdisciplinary explanation facilities to visualize and annotate CAD models, such...
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