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Akcamete, A (2011) A formal approach for managing facility change information and capturing change history as part of building information models (BIMs), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Al-Dughaither, K A (1996) International construction financing strategies: Influential factors and decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Amekudzi, A (1999) Uncertainty analysis of national highway performance measures in the context of evolving analysis models and data, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Atasoy, G (2013) Visualizing and interacting with construction project performance information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Bello, M A (2012) Minimizing impediments to design for construction safety (DFCS) implementation on capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Ben-Alon, L (2020) Natural buildings: Integrating earthen building materials and methods into mainstream construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Coffelt, D P, Jr. (2008) Roof management improvement: Improving infrastructure management decision making through a consideration of total life cycle cost and deterioration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Dayanand, N (1996) Scheduling payments in projects: An optimization framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Ergen, E (2005) Formalization of life-cycle data management of engineered-to-order components using advanced tracking technologies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Gordon, C (2006) A formalism and a framework for planning of sensor-based construction inspections, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
He, R (2023) Modeling of sustainable materials management systems: Hybrid science-based, data-driven approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Herabat, P (1997) A functional specification for a decision support system to select bridge analysis tools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Kiliccote, H (1997) A standards processing framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Kiziltas, S (2008) An automated approach for developing integrated model-based construction project histories to support estimation of activity production rates, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Lee, K J (2013) A formal and ontological approach to embed commissioning test protocol into building information model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Lee, S H (2009) Computational fieldwork support for efficient operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Ochoa Franco, L A (2004) Life cycle assessment of residential buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Pradhan, A R (2009) An approach for fusing data from multiple sources to support construction productivity analyses, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Reich, Y (1991) Building and improving design systems: A machine learning approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: building design; learning; machine learning; bridge
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303931060
- Abstract:
This thesis addresses the issue of building design systems that acquire knowledge and improve their performance by using machine learning techniques. Until recently, no serious attempts have been made at assisting in the knowledge acquisition for the complete design process by machine learning techniques. Previous attempts at identifying machine learning techniques for design knowledge acquisition have not been successful, mainly because they have tried to support a complete design process with a single learning method. This thesis abstracts a prescription for the preliminary design of design systems that learn, from the experience of building one instance called Bridger. The prescription, called M$\sp2$LTD (Mapping Machine Learning To Design) is based on the following steps: (1) analysis of the design process and its decomposition into a collection of smaller tasks; (2) identification of the representation of design objects used in each of the tasks described in Step (1) for the particular domain of interest, and of the strategies each task uses; (3) selection of closely related machine learning paradigms, also called generic learning tasks, that have the characteristics identified in Step (2); and (4) use of additional domain characteristics to select particular machine learning programs, from the collection available in each paradigm found in Step (3), that can acquire the knowledge in the right representation and support the strategies employed. Rarely will an existing machine learning program do the task as specified; but a close match reduces the effort, and M$\sp2$LTD focuses that effort on the important modifications required. Bridger, the system that demonstrates M$\sp2$LTD in the domain of the preliminary design of cable-stayed bridges, is built around two machine learning programs: COBWEB and Protos. COBWEB has been extended significantly along many dimensions to allow it to acquire and use synthesis knowledge. Protos has been modified slightly to allow it to acquire and use redesign knowledge. Bridger's development is described and evaluated in light of M$\sp2$LTD. Two other uses of M$\sp2$LTD in the preliminary design of two design systems in other domains (i.e., ship design and the design of finite-element models) are briefly described; these further illustrate the potential of the approach.
Reinhardt, J (2003) Navigational models for effective and efficient interaction with integrated product and process models on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Resendiz-Carrillo, D (1990) Risk-based framework for the selection of socially optimal dam safety goals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Rivard, H (1997) A building design representation for conceptual design and case-based reasoning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.
Sharrard, A L (2007) Greening construction processes using an input-output-based hybrid life cycle assessment method, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carnegie Mellon University.