Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems in Construction.

Abstract

We have identified and obtained access to eight examples of expert systems developed for the construction industry and have examined these by discussion with their originators. We have arrived at very tentative conclusions: (1) In all cases the assembly of the knowledge base was undertaken on an ad hoc exploratory basis; (2) There was little or no evidence of verification either in relation to the credibility of the domain expert or of the knowledge base once assembled; (3) In only one case is the system likely to be used in the real world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1986
Accession Number
ADA192465

Entities

People

  • A. E. Bryman
  • E. G. Trimble
  • R. J. Allwood

Organizations

  • Loughborough University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Expert Systems
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Pilot Studies
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Theoretical Analysis.