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Edwards, D J and Yisa, S (2001) Modelling the magnitude of plant downtime: a tool for improving plant operations management. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 225–32.

Edwards, D J, Nicholas, J and Sharp, R (2001) Forecasting UK construction plant sales. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 171–6.

Moore, D R (2001) William of Sen to Bob the Builder: non-cognate cultural perceptions of constructors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 177–84.

Ren, Z, Anumba, C J and Ugwu, O O (2001) Construction claims management: towards an agent-based approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 185–97.

Sönmez, M, Yang, J B and Holt, G D (2001) Addressing the contractor selection problem using an evidential reasoning approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 198–210.

Ugwu, O O, Anumba, C J and Thorpe, A (2001) Ontology development for agent-based collaborative design. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 211–24.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: collaborative design; knowledge acquisition; multi-agent systems; ontology development; portal frames; protocol analysis
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://bsc/ecam/2001/00000008/00000003/art00202&unc=
  • Abstract:
    Domain ontologies facilitate sharing and re-use of data and knowledge between distributed collaborating systems. A major problem in the design and application of intelligent systems is to capture and understand: the data and information model that describes the domain; the various levels of knowledge associated with problem solving; and the patterns of interaction, information and data flow in the problem solving space. This paper reports the development of an ontology for agent-based collaborative design of portal structures, using knowledge acquisition techniques and tools. It illustrates the application of the ontology in the development of a prototype multi-agent systems. The study shows that a common ontology facilitates interaction and negotiation between agents and other distributed systems. The paper discusses the findings from the knowledge acquisition, their implications in the design and implementation of multi-agent systems, and gives recommendations on developing agent-based systems for collaborative design and decision-support in the construction sector.