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Timber Truss Inspection using a Graphical Object‐Oriented Expert System
Author(s) -
Akhras G.,
Foo H. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8667.1993.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - truss , task (project management) , object (grammar) , engineering , productivity , expert system , reliability (semiconductor) , relation (database) , architectural engineering , object oriented programming , computer science , construction engineering , systems engineering , civil engineering , artificial intelligence , data mining , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics , programming language
In order to properly maintain over 200 timber truss buildings, which were built in 1940s by the Department of National Defence of Canada, annual inspection of these buildings by military engineers is required. Because of the large number of buildings involved, coupled with a limited number of knowledgeable and experienced engineers, the task of inspecting deteriorating buildings as often as needed has not been fulfilled. Knowledge‐based systems have been widely accepted and used for their productivity and reliability features. This paper describes the development of a graphical object‐oriented expert system for the overall maintenance of all timber truss buildings. Examples in relation to building inspection are given.