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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 V.1

A Knowledge-Based Approach for the Design of Spread Footings

N.A.B. Yehia* and A.H. El-Hajj+

*Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt (formerly University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh USA
+formerly Civil Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
N.A.B. Yehia, A.H. El-Hajj, "A Knowledge-Based Approach for the Design of Spread Footings", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "The Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 119-124, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.6.5.1
Abstract
A knowledge-based system for the design of general layout of reinforced concrete spread footings is presented. A database, sorting previous design cases is used to assist the user in obtaining different solutions for each problem. Plotting capability is also incorporated to show all the reinforcement details as could be obtained from a design office. The analysis of single and double footing is carried out using the conventional methods whereas the mat, foundation is treated as a plate on elastic foundation and analyzed by the bending theory of plates using finite element method.

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