[comp.ai] AI in Civil Engineering

pgp@spanner.UUCP (Piet le Roux) (08/14/90)

Anyone out there using AI for Civil Engineering applications ?

Please mail.

ron@dbrmelb.dbrhi.oz (Ron Sharpe) (08/22/90)

In article <13@spanner.UUCP> you write:
>Anyone out there using AI for Civil Engineering applications ?
>
>Please mail.

We have developed several expert systems for use by the civil engineering
industry over the past 7 years, including:

WINDLOADER, a PC based e.s. for interpreting the Australian Wind Loading
Code (AS1170.2) - over 130 copies sold since launch 12 months ago. Uses
Crystal shell.

WOL, an es to help the local water and sewerage authority (MMBW) interpret
alarm responses from automatic pump stations on the sewerage and water
supply networks for Melbourne. Originally written in Prolog - continuing
development by MMBW now in Nexpert Object.

EBWES, an electron beam welder expert system (mainly used for aeronautical
components) to help reduce set up time and improve welding quality for
Hawker de Havilland. Originally using our own Prolog shell, and now by HdeH
using a commercial shell.

WATERPEN, a graphically based es for water penetration through windows and
building joints (prototype only). In Prolog.

NOISEXPT, a noise es system for predicting noise for high speed trains -
currently being used in studies of the Melbourne-Sydney VFT (design speed
350 km/h). In Crystal for PCs.

BCAider, a PC based es currently under development for the Building Code of
Australia - commercial release around April 1991. Being developed under
KnowledgePro and MS Windows 3.0. Expected market size several thousand.

Ron Sharpe,
CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering,
PO Box 56, Highett (Melbourne), Vic 3190, Australia
Ph (+613) 556 2120,  Fax (+613) 553 2819
email: ron@dbrhi.dbrmelb.oz