Computer-Aided System Needs for the Technical Design Section of the Base Level Civil Engineering Squadron.

Abstract

The quantity of design, drafting, charts and maps required by todays Civil Engineering Squadron is increasing faster than the ability of civil engineering personnel to accomplish these tasks. One possible solution to this problem is the potential for computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) systems to increase productivity of our existing manpower and pay for themselves by decreasing expenditures for overtime and Architectural-Engineering (AE) contracts. This thesis determines by literature review and survey techniques to what extent officers in a base level technical design position would be able to design projects which are currently being designed by AE contract. Furthermore, this research determines the average size (designers, draftsmen, projects, dollars) of a base level technical design section. Finally, this research determines those software capabilities necessary in a CADD system for a base level design section, and determines how many CADD workstations would be needed by an average size Technical Design Section.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175038

Entities

People

  • James P. Mitnik

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineers
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Personnel Management
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design