- Author
- Kaetzel, L. J.
- Title
- Highway Concrete (HWYCON) Expert System Requirements and Installation Guide.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 5190, May 1993, 29 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- concretes | highways | building technology | concrete materials | expert systems | highway concrete | HWYCON | Strategic Highway Research Program | rehabilitation
- Abstract
- A computerized system that contains knowledge about materials related activities for highway concrete structures has been developed. The system, named HWYCON (HighWaY CONcrete), was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD. HWYCON was developed for the Strategic High Research Program's Project C-206, "Optimization of Highway Concrete Technology". The knowledge contained in HWYCON consists of facts, rules of thumb, phogographs, drawings, and bibliographic references. The system is designed to assist highway departments in diagnosing distresses, selecting materials, and making repair and rehabilitation decisions related to highway concrete pavements, bridge decks, and bridge substructures. This document was written to identify the contents of the HWYCON implementation package, and to provide information on the requirements and installations of the computerized system.