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J. Christian, H. Caldera, "The Development of a Knowledge based Expert System for the Selection of Earthmoving Equipment", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "The Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 55-59, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.6.2.5

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Improving construction productivity is critically important today due to stringent financial resources. Mathematical models and knowledge based expert systems in conjunction with micro-computers can be used as tools to improve productivity and to minimize the costs of operations in construction. The knowledge based expert system described in this paper consists of a computer program, which simulates a consultation between an expert in equipment selection, a domain expert in a particular geographical area or company, and a user. It also incorporates some specialized reasoning or artificial intelligence. The system presents a series of questions and a series of answers from which the user has to respond according to the requirements and the conditions of the operation. The program provides a list of suitable equipment for a fleet and the corresponding costs per unit output, depending on the user's answers.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 6 THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES TO CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper II.5 The Development of a Knowledge based Expert System for the Selection of Earthmoving Equipment J. Christian and H. Caldera Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland St John's, Newfoundland, Canada doi:10.4203/ccp.6.2.5 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper J. Christian, H. Caldera, "The Development of a Knowledge based Expert System for the Selection of Earthmoving Equipment", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "The Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 55-59, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.6.2.5 Abstract Improving construction productivity is critically important today due to stringent financial resources. Mathematical models and knowledge based expert systems in conjunction with micro-computers can be used as tools to improve productivity and to minimize the costs of operations in construction. The knowledge based expert system described in this paper consists of a computer program, which simulates a consultation between an expert in equipment selection, a domain expert in a particular geographical area or company, and a user. It also incorporates some specialized reasoning or artificial intelligence. The system presents a series of questions and a series of answers from which the user has to respond according to the requirements and the conditions of the operation. The program provides a list of suitable equipment for a fleet and the corresponding costs per unit output, depending on the user's answers. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £34 +P&P)
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