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Preliminaries
1	KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION
1.1	Novel Knowledge Acquisition Techniques for Building Intelligent Information Systems S.M. Griffin and K. Ahmad	1
1.2	Knowledge Acquisition for a Knowledge-Based System for Foundation Subsidence D. Scott, C.J. Anumba and C.A.G. Webster	13
2	CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
2.1	A Second Generation KBS for Conceptual Design of Bridges D.W.G. Rees, J.C. Miles and C.J. Moore	17
3	KNOWLEDGE BASED PROJECT PLANNING
3.1	The Knowledge-Use Level: A Hybrid Knowledge Engineering Methodology for Construction Site Layout Design M. Mateus, I. Watson and A. Grilo	25
3.2	An Intelligent Approach to Automate Production Budget Planning in the Building Products Industry N.N. Dawood and M. Smith	35
4	CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT ENGINEERING
4.1	Rule based Inferencing for Project Staffing Schedules R. Patel, G. McKee and T. Cornick	45
4.2	A Prototype KBS for Improving On-Site Productivity in High-Rise Construction P.F. Kaming, S.O. Ogunlana, W. Vidogah and P.O. Olomolaiye	51
4.3	Case-Based Reasoning for Contractor Prequalification - A Feasibility Study S.T. Ng, N.J. Smith and R.M. Skitmore	61
4.4	An Expert System for the Planning and Progress of Foundation Work N. Kato, T. Sugiyama and T. Tsuboi	67
4.5	A Knowledge-Based System for Planning A.H. Boussabaine	75
5	CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SAFETY
5.1	An Intelligent Approach to Construction Safety D.St.J. Fox, D.W. Begg and A.K. Petersen	83
6	OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNIQUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
6.1	An Object-Oriented Approach to Site Investigation Data Management and Interpretation A.J. Oliver and D.G. Toll	89
6.2	An Object-Oriented Approach for Construction Planning Knowledge Representation A.H. Boussabaine	97
7	GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
7.1	An Intelligent Database to Predict Geotechnical Parameters I.E.G. Davey-Wilson and K. Mistry	105
7.2	A Knowledge-Based System for Estimation of Geotechnical Properties D.G. Toll and A. Giolas	113
7.3	An Expert System for the Design of Shallow Foundations M. Izadi, Y. Puzenat, R. Chambon and E. Flavigny	121
8	TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
8.1	Natural Language Understanding in Road Accident Data Analysis J. Wu and B.G. Heydecker	129
8.2	A Knowledge-Base and Simulation Algorithm Hybrid Model for Traffic Congestion at Intersections J.T. Taber, W.J. Grenney and T.E. Senti	145
9	EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND MAINTENANCE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
9.1	COBDA: An Expert System for the Assessment of Deterioration of Concrete Bridges J.G. Cabrera, K.S. Kim and R. Dixon	151
9.2	Reasoning Mechanism in Diagnostic Knowledge based Expert System S. Tanaka and I. Mikami	159
9.3	A Knowledge-Based Advisory System for the Diagnosis and Repair of Subsidence Damage C.J. Anumba, D. Scott and C.A.G. Webster	169
10	MODELLING STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING DESIGN
10.1	The Use of a Knowledge based System as an Aid in the Preliminary Design of Building Structures R.J. Grew	177
10.2	Knowledge-Based Assistance for the Analysis, Design and Optimization of Civil Structures H.A. Smith, S. Masri, J.L. Beck and T. Tsugawa	183
11	EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
11.1	DASCON: A Structural Advisor in Architectural Design C.A. Syrmakezis and G.K. Mikroudis	197
11.2	Development of an Expert System for the Design of Prestressed Concrete Bridges H.J. Sundaram, C.J. Burgoyne and M.T.R. Jayasinghe	205
11.3	A Knowledge-Based Expert System to Advise on the Selection of Cost Effective Steel Frames for Single Storey Industrial Buildings W.M.K. Tizani, G. Davies and A.S. Whitehead	211
12	CASE-BASED SYSTEMS
12.1	Learning Retrieval Strategies from Examples in a CBD System B. Raphael and B. Kumar	219
12.2	CBRefurb: A Case-Based Building Refurbishment Cost Estimator and Decision Support System F. Marir and I. Watson	231
13	EDUCATION
13.1	Interactive Concrete Beam Design (ICBeD): An Educational Tool N. Panahshahi, C. Lin, H. Zhang and J. Xu	237
13.2	Learning through Computer Assisted Design and Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Beams T.J. McCarthy, N. Zygouris and M.R. Lamb	247
13.3	A Computer Aided Learning Integrated System for Civil Engineering Education L.H. Adolphe	255
13.4	Computer-Based Training in Transportation using a Knowledge-Based Approach W.J. Grenney and T.E. Senti	261
13.5	Computer-Aided Learning for Geotechnical Engineering D.G. Toll and R.J. Barr	269

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