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Alkass, S and Harris, F (1988) Expert System for Earthmoving Equipment Selection in Road Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 426–40.
Chang, L, Hancher, D E, Napier, T R and Kapolnek, R G (1988) Methods to Identify and Assess New Building Technology. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 408–25.
Diekmann, J E and Kraiem, Z (1988) Explanation of Construction Engineering Knowledge in Expert Systems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 364–89.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Expert systems; Construction management; Scheduling; Knowledge‐based systems;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1988)114:3(364)
- Abstract:
Critical attention is being given to the application of expert systems to civil and construction engineering problems. A central feature of expert systems is the ability to explain the reasoning that these systems are using. This paper provides a succinct survey of some of the explanation features commonly found in expert systems. The paper presents the logic and computer code for a C language explanation facility which was developed for use with the M.1 expert system shell. The C program is context‐sensitive and allows explanations to be nested so the user can request progressively more detailed explanations. In addition to the explanation feature, the C program will allow access to ASCII files contain a variety of information. The C program has been used in some applications to access “help,” “conclusions,” “warning,” or “assumption” files. The paper provides a demonstration of the explanation program in a simple civil engineering context.
Hagerty, D J, Schmitt, N G and Vandevelde, G T (1988) Shot‐Rock Fill Construction: Case History. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 489–502.
Kangari, R, Pruitt, J D and Cheema, T S (1988) Slipforming IBM Tower. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 472–88.
Karaftath, L L (1988) Rolling Resistance of Off‐Road Vehicles. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 458–71.
Koehn, E and Manuel, J (1988) Variation in Work Improvement Potential for Small/Medium Contractors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 505–9.
Levitt, R E, Kartam, N A and Kunz, J C (1988) Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Generating Construction Project Plans. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 329–43.
Stewart, W S and Tatum, C B (1988) Segmental Placement of Renton Outfall: Construction Innovation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 390–407.
Tatum, C B (1988) Classification System for Construction Technology. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 344–63.
Tomlinson, D P and Rhomberg, E J (1988) Contract Officer in Military Service Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 114(03), 441–57.