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Amirkhanian, S N and Baker, N J (1992) Expert System for Equipment Selection for Earth‐Moving Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 318–31.
Bernold, L E and Chang, P (1992) Potential Gains through Welded‐Wire Fabric Reinforcement. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 244–57.
Diekmann, J E and Kim, M P (1992) SuperChange: Expert System for Analysis of Changes Claims. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 399–411.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Expert systems; Construction management; Change orders; Legal factors; Claims;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1992)118:2(399)
- Abstract:
Disputes and claims occur frequently in the construction process. The resulting litigation wastefully consumes important resources like time, money, and especially project‐engineering talent. Many contract disputes could be avoided if the disputing parties took fast action and were better informed. This paper reports on an ongoing research project to develop an expert system to educate and advise inexperienced site engineers about the legal consequences of construction disputes. The part of the system described in this paper is called SuperChange. It evaluates the validity of claims brought under the Changes clause found in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). SuperChange supports decisions made by site engineers in several important ways. First, SuperChange guides the user through the analysis by controlling the direction of the analysis based on previous user responses. By doing so, the system does not allow the site engineer to forget a crucial part of the analysis and at the same time trains the site engineer in the proper components of an analysis. The second way in which SuperChange supports the site engineer is by providing a comprehensive, hyper‐text based, context‐sensitive help system. The help system can provide explanation, court citations, examples, and quotations all related to the particular question at hand. The final way the system supports analysis is by providing a report‐writing capability that can be used by the site engineer's superiors to review judgments and conclusions.
Dilger, W H, Tadros, G S and Giannelia, P (1992) Method Proposed for Construction of Multispan Cable‐Stayed Bridges. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 273–82.
Federle, M O and Maloney, W F (1992) Substitutes for Leadership and Unionized Construction Carpenters. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 332–48.
Hulme, T W and Burchell, A J (1992) Bored Tunneling for Singapore Metro. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 363–84.
Kangari, R, Farid, F and Elgharib, H M (1992) Financial Performance Analysis for Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 349–61.
Nam, C H and Tatum, C B (1992) Noncontractual Methods of Integration on Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 385–98.
Nicholls, R (1992) Construction of Grout‐Impregnated Fabric‐Reinforced Pipes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 283–302.
Paek, J H, Lee, Y W and Napier, T R (1992) Selection of Design/Build Proposal Using Fuzzy‐Logic System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 303–17.
Tiong, R L K (1992) Strategies in Risk Management of On‐Demand Guarantees. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 229–43.
Tiong, R L K, Yeo, K and McCarthy, S C (1992) Critical Success Factors in Winning BOT Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 217–28.
Touran, A and Wiser, E P (1992) Monte Carlo Technique with Correlated Random Variables. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 118(02), 258–72.