Computer-Aided Design Applications for the Base Civil Engineering Technical Design Section.
Abstract
The design workload on the Air Force Base Civil Engineering Technical Design Section has increased significantly in the past few years due to increased project funding in the Operations and Maintenance budget. This research project was an effort to determine if computer-aided design (CAD) can increase the productivity of the base designers to enable them to meet this increased design requirement. CAD was differentiated into three components - computer drafting, computer assisted engineering analysis, and automated preparation of contract documents - and each component was evaluated for its applicability in the design section. All areas of CAD were found to improve design section personnel. The capability for engineering analysis and automated contract document preparation will be available on the Work Information Management System (WIMS) computer. Computer drafting systems are available commercially and appear to be economically feasible for most Air Force technical design sections. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA134392
Entities
People
- William M. Duncan
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology