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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 13
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping

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Preliminaries
1STRUCTURAL MODELLING, REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS  
1.1 Form, Function and Behaviour in Structural Engineering Knowledge Representation
J.A. Abdalla, D.H.D. Phan and H.C. Howard
1
1.2 Computational Artificial Intelligence: A Hybrid Computational-Heuristic Knowledge-based System for Setting Time-Steps in Dynamic Finite Element Programs
M.R. Ramirez
11
1.3 QSTRUC: An Approach for Qualitative Structural Analysis
R. Fruchter, K.H. Law and I. Iwasaki
27
1.4 Three-Hinge Arch and Asteroid Trusses Programmed in LOGIC
V.K. Koumousis
39
2FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING AND ANALYSIS  
2.1 An Expert System for Finite Element Modelling and Analysis
R.K. Rajan, R.V. Nambiar and K.L. Lawrence
45
2.2 A Knowledge based Support Sustem for Finite Element Computer Packages
H. Urakami and T. Sugiyama
55
2.3 An Expert Sustem for the Efficient Numbering of Finite Element Nodes
D. Givoli, L. MAnevitz and M. Margi
63
3CONCEPTUAL DESIGN IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING  
3.1 Conceptual Design: Pushing Back the Boundaries with Knowledge based Systems
J.C. Miles and C.J. Moore
73
3.2 Architecture of a Design Synthesiser for KBES
C.S. Krishnamoorthy, C. Srinivasa Rao and S. Rajeev
79
3.3 Supporting Conceptual Decisions in Structural Deslign
A. Borkowski, N. Fleischmann and K.U. Bletzinger
87
3.4 The Development of an Interface for an Expert System Used for Conceptual Bridge Design
B.T. Philbey, C. Miles and J.C. Jones
97
4STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN  
4.1 Reasoning About Constructibility: Representing Construction Knowledge and Project Data
M. Fischer
105
4.2 ACCORD: Developing Concepts Towards Integration of Analysis and Design, the Role of Asset in the Design Assurance Process
R.G. Parker, N.H.W. Stobbs, A.T. Humphrey, M.A. Pearce, J.P. Patureau and A. Azarian
113
4.3 RAMZES: A Knowledge based System for Structural Concepts Evaluation
G.H. Arafat, B. Goodman and T. Arciszewski
121
4.4 Expert Systems as an Integrating Tool in Civil Engineering Design
W.J. Spencer and P. Podlaha
127
4.5 A Conceptual Approach of Fuzzy Decision for Systems by "deep Knowledge" and "deep Data"
L. Shaopei, G. Xiuling and W. Yufei
133
5INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN  
5.1 Software Integration for Structural Design using Micro-Computers
I.A. MacLeod and F.H. Kor
141
5.2 An Object-Oriented Architecture and Concept for an Integrated Structural Engineering System
J.A. Abdalla
147
5.3 Using Knowledge Islands in an Object Oriented Framework for Integrated Structural Design
Z. Turk and J. Duhovnik
157
6TECHNIQUES FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN  
6.1 A Development Environment for Knowledge based Systems in Engineering Design
C.S. Krisnamoorthy, S. Rajeev, S. Sarimulla Raja and H. Shivakumar
165
6.2 Design Criticism: A Generic Component in Knowledge based Systems for Engineering Design
S. Rajeev, S. Suresh and C.S. Krishnamoorthy
175
7DETAILED DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES  
7.1 An Expert System for the Design of Industrial Building Steel Roof Trusses
V.K. Koumousis and P.G. Georgiou
181
7.2 An Expert Sustem for Lateral Buckling Design
C.T.K. Lai, C.M. Martin, G.J. Hancock, J.P. Papangelis and N.S. Trahair
189
7.3 A Knowledge Representation Scheme for the Design of Hybrid Structural Steelwork Connections
T.J. McCarthy and Z. Nouas
199
8DESIGN AND REPAIR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES  
8.1 ARCAD386: A Knowledge-Based System for Reinforcement Design
D. Zlajpah and J. Duhovnik
205
8.2 BRUTUS: An Expert System for Repair of Concrete Structures
A.N. Blankvoll and G. Horrigmoe
213
9INNOVATIVE METHODS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN  
9.1 Heuristics Driven Strategies for Near-Optimal Structural Topology Development
N. Shankar and P. Hajela
219
10REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING OF CODES OF PRACTICE  
10.1 A Representational Scheme for Design Code Information in an Expert Systems Approach to Building Design
A. Omari and G.G. Roy
227
10.2 Approaches to Formal Processing for Design Codes in Structural Engineering Intelligent CAD
Z. Wanxie, Q. Chunhang, Q. Xiaolin and L. Xiaojian
241
10.3 Standards Processing in an Integrated Engineering System
T.S. Sakthivel and V. Kalyanaraman
247
10.4 A LISP Representation for Design Standards
A.I. Hansen, B. Kumar and B.H.V. Topping
257
11APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING  
11.1 ART Networks in Automated Conceptual Design of Structural Systems
P. Hajela, B. Fu and L. Berke
263
11.2 A Neural Network System for Aesthetic Design of Dam Structures
H. Furuta, K. Sugiura, T. Tonegawa and E. Watanabe
273
11.3 Fuzzy Reasoning with Engineering Applications using Neural Networks
L. Xihui, S. Baocheng and F. Wenyuan
279
11.4 Neural Networks in Structural Preliminary Design
M. Gan and X. Liu
285
12BIBLIOGRAPHY  
12.1 Artificial Intelligence and Structural Engineering: A Bibliography
B.H.V. Topping, M. Jadid and B. Kumar
295

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