- Author
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Peters, J. F.
- Title
- SEES (Strength Evaluation of Existing Structures): An Expert System for the Strength Evaluation of Existing Structural Members. Master's Thesis.
- Coporate
- Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS GCR 87-538
January 1988
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NBS-70NANB5H0584
- Keywords
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structural members; engineering; concrete construction; mechanical properties; theses; strength; tests
- Identifiers
- expert systems; knowledge based systems; computer aided design; computer applications
- Abstract
- The thesis is a report of the design and implementation of the SEES expert system; a knowledge based system for strength evaluation of existing structural members. The expert system provides engineering knowledge for in situ member evaluation compiled into an interactive computer program to aid in the solution of a characteristically uncertain engineering problem. Not intended to replace engineers, the system's purpose is twofold: provide engineering judgment in a computer program, and attend to details that engineers may let go unnoticed. The result of the study is a generic engineering expert system control structure readily expandable to at least seven other strength evaluation problems and a prototype implementation for reinforced concrete beams.