GT BEAM ? An Interactive Graphic Beam Analysis Program for Education
An interactive beam analysis program called GT BEAM, that has been developed at Georgia Tech for use in undergraduate mechanics courses, is presented. The development objectives of the...
Algorithms for Efficient Real-time Traffic Assignment
Fast algorithms are essential to accomplish real-time traffic assignment for optimal routing or traffic prediction under ATMS/ATIS. User-equilibrium and system-optimal traffic assignment...
Computer Fluent Civil Engineer: What Does it Mean?
The rapidly changing arena of computer and information technology has an impact on civil engineering education, what is taught, how it is presented, type of homework, maintaining computer...
A Spatial Decision Support System for Vehicle Routing
This paper describes the design, development, and implementation of a computer aided system for planning efficient network maintenance routes. The system has been used to design snow and...
A Dynamic Mapping Application for an ATIS
A dynamic mapping application for an Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) is described. The application requires tracking maintenance vehicles so that paths can be displayed indicating...
Reliability-Based Assessment of Navigation Structures
In 1989, the Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), requested regional assessments of the future modernization needs of Corps Divisions with significant inland...
The Design and Installation of a Distributed Controls System at the Bissell Point Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Case Study
The Bissell Point Wastewater Treatment Plant is undergoing a $210 million dollar change, which includes a new Distributed Controls System (DCS). The new DCS is being installed in phases...
Reducing Ambiguity in Qualitative Reasoning
Qualitative reasoning derives the behavior of a physical system using a representation of the fundamental principles for the domain. In qualitative reasoning parameters are mapped into...
The California Smart Traveler 1993 Status Report
California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is teaming with public and private organizations in the research and development of Smart Traveler systems to provide operators, passengers...
Bellevue Smart Traveler: Phase 2
Traffic congestion in urban centers can be attributed to large numbers of workers traveling in single occupant vehicles to densely clustered downtown employment facilities. This project...
Evaluation Plan for AVL Implementations
The Federal Transit Administration, as part of the Advanced Public Transportation Systems program (a component of the Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems initiative), is conducting the...
IVHS and HOV Facilities
This paper examines the application o f intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS) technology to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities. Current projects are described and potential applications...
A Comparison of Two AI Based Design Systems
Two applications of Civil Engineering based, AI systems are described. Although both systems are intended as design aids they have substantially different structures and methods of achieving...
Artificial Neural Networks and Knowledge-Based Systems: Complementary AI Techniques for Civil Engineering
This paper considers the feasibility of integrating Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Knowledge-Based Systems (KBSs) to solve civil engineering problems. KBSs are superior at representing...
Regional Stress Field Due to Water-Filling at Sanxia Dam
This paper uses the observed stress values to simulate the tectonic stress field in the reservoir. Based on the increment analysis method. we discuss the effects and variations of the...
Learning Engineering: An Outline
The paper presents an outline of learning engineering, which is a new subarea of knowledge engineering dealing with the methodological aspects of using learning systems in knowledge acquisition....
Simulation Architecture for Advanced Traffic Management Systems
Trends in Intelligent Highway-Vehicle Systems (IVHS), specifically Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) technologies are directed toward better integration between intersection controller...
Using Product Models to Plan Construction
The conceptual design of the CasePlan case-based planning and scheduling system is presented. Case-based reasoning is a promising technique for capturing the expertise of contractors who...
Evaluating the Use of Smart Card Systems in the Provision of Rural and Small Urban Transit Services
The overall aim of this paper is to provide assistance and direction to persons interested in assessing the use of smart card systems and other advanced public transportation systems (APTS)....
Dynamic Communication for Engineers
Communications skills are essential to all professional practices, but often it is a skill for which most engineers are least prepared. The authors provide a hands-on approach on communicating...
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