Expert Systems In Structural Safety Assessment

Author : Aleksandar S. Jovanovic,Karl F. Kussmaul,Alfredo C. Lucia,Piero P. Bonissone
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642839917

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Expert Systems in Structural Safety Assessment by Aleksandar S. Jovanovic,Karl F. Kussmaul,Alfredo C. Lucia,Piero P. Bonissone Pdf

Structural safety of industrial systems and components raises a steadily growing public, scientific and engineering interest, and causes permanent development of methods and techniques used for its assessment. In addition to the well established engineering methods, applied in the field, several new methods and tools have emerged recently. Among them, the most novel ones are probably those related to expert system applica tions, appearing as an important possible improvement of the current engineering practice. The issue has been addressed by the international course EXPERT SYSTEMS IN STRUCTURAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT organized by MPA Stuttgart and JRC Ispra (Stuttgart, October 2-4, 1989), and the proceedings of the course are contained in this volume of the Lecture Notes ill Engineering. The contributions (invited lectures) tackle the issues usually confronting developers and users of expert systems applied in structural engineering, i.e. in structural safety and integrity assessment. Both the book and the course are a combination of a tutorial and of presentation of the current achievements in the field. Starting from the basic elements of expert systems (knowledge based systems), the book should "guide" the reader up to the applications in various particular sub-domains.

Author : H. Adeli
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0203401107

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Expert Systems in Construction and Structural Engineering by H. Adeli Pdf

Expert Systems in Construction and Structural Engineering is a valuable reference both for researchers interested in the state-of-the-art of civil engineering expert systems, and practitioners interested in exploring the practical applications of this new technology.

Author : Radomski Wojciech
Publisher : Imperial College Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781911298793

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Bridge Rehabilitation by Radomski Wojciech Pdf

In the last two decades, the rapid deterioration of bridge structures has become a serious technical and economical problem in many countries, including highly developed ones. Therefore, bridge rehabilitation has also become a very essential factor (sometimes even a decisive one) in contemporary bridge engineering. The book covers in synthetic form nearly all the most important problems concerning bridge rehabilitation, such as bridge superstructure and substructure, the typical damage observed in bridges as well as the assessment and evaluation techniques of their technical condition. The book is intended mainly for postgraduate university students. Therefore, all the problems are mostly presented in their physical, chemical and technical as well as economical aspects. The relevant requirements are treated as objective ones, i.e. irrespective of the rules, standards, regulations or guidelines particular to any country. This approach to the subject gives the book a more general character and therefore makes it a useful text for most civil engineering courses./a

Author : A.D. Pouliezos,George S. Stavrakakis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401583008

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Real Time Fault Monitoring of Industrial Processes by A.D. Pouliezos,George S. Stavrakakis Pdf

This book presents a detailed and up-to-date exposition of fault monitoring methods in industrial processes and structures. The following approaches are explained in considerable detail: Model-based methods (simple tests, analytical redundancy, parameter estimation); knowledge-based methods; artificial neural network methods; and nondestructive testing, etc. Each approach is complemented by specific case studies from various industrial sectors (aerospace, chemical, nuclear, etc.), thus bridging theory and practice. This volume will be a valuable tool in the hands of professional and academic engineers. It can also be recommended as a supplementary postgraduate textbook. For scientists whose work involves automatic process control and supervision, statistical process control, applied statistics, quality control, computer-assisted predictive maintenance and plant monitoring, and structural reliability and safety.

Author : C.R. Sundararajan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461517719

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Probabilistic Structural Mechanics Handbook by C.R. Sundararajan Pdf

The need for a comprehensive book on probabilistic structural mechanics that brings together the many analytical and computational methods developed over the years and their applications in a wide spectrum of industries-from residential buildings to nuclear power plants, from bridges to pressure vessels, from steel structures to ceramic structures-became evident from the many discussions the editor had with practising engineers, researchers and professors. Because no single individual has the expertise to write a book with such a di.verse scope, a group of 39 authors from universities, research laboratories, and industries from six countries in three continents was invited to write 30 chapters covering the various aspects of probabilistic structural mechanics. The editor and the authors believe that this handbook will serve as a reference text to practicing engineers, teachers, students and researchers. It may also be used as a textbook for graduate-level courses in probabilistic structural mechanics. The editor wishes to thank the chapter authors for their contributions. This handbook would not have been a reality without their collaboration.

Author : Nikos D. Lagaros,Yiannis Tsompanakis
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781599040998

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Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering by Nikos D. Lagaros,Yiannis Tsompanakis Pdf

"This book contains contributions that cover a wide spectrum of very important real-world engineering problems, and explores the implementation of neural networks for the representation of structural responses in earthquake engineering. It assesses the efficiency of seismic design procedures and describes the latest findings in intelligent optimal control systems and their applications in structural engineering"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Bruno Marie Franck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D01757405F

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Preliminary Safety and Risk Assessment for Existing Hydraulic Structures by Bruno Marie Franck Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Mechanics, Applied
ISBN : OSU:32435026160655

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Applied mechanics reviews by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ann Macintosh,Mike Moulton,Frans Coenen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447102755

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Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems VIII by Ann Macintosh,Mike Moulton,Frans Coenen Pdf

Ann Macintosh Napier University, UK The papers in this volume are the refereed application papers presented at ES2000, the Twentieth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence, held in Cambridge in December 2000. The scope of the Application papers has expanded over recent years to cover not just innovative applications using traditional knowledge based systems, but also to include applications demonstrating the whole range of AI technologies. This volume contains thirteen refereed papers describing deployed applications or emerging applications, together with an invited keynote paper by Dr. Daniel Clancy of NASA Ames Research Centre. The papers were subject to refereeing by at least two "expert" referees. All papers which were controversial for some reason were discussed in depth by the Application Programme Committee. For the application stream, a paper is acceptable even if it describes a system which has not yet been installed, provided the application is original and the paper discusses the kinds of things that would help others needing to solve a similar problem. Papers have been selected to highlight critical areas of success (and failure) and to present the benefits and lessons learnt to other developers. Papers this year cover topics as diverse as: KBS for maintaining offshore platforms; Data Mining to predict corporate business failure; integrated AI techniques to support field service engineers; Natural Language applied to the Data Protection Act; knowledge management and the application of neural networks.

Author : Cornelius T. Leondes
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 975 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080530284

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Database and Data Communication Network Systems, Three-Volume Set by Cornelius T. Leondes Pdf

Database and Data Communication Network Systems examines the utilization of the Internet and Local Area/Wide Area Networks in all areas of human endeavor. This three-volume set covers, among other topics, database systems, data compression, database architecture, data acquisition, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and the practical application of these technologies. The international collection of contributors was culled from exhaustive research of over 100,000 related archival and technical journals. This reference will be indispensable to engineering and computer science libraries, research libraries, and telecommunications, networking, and computer companies. It covers a diverse array of topics, including: * Techniques in emerging database system architectures * Techniques and applications in data mining * Object-oriented database systems * Data acquisition on the WWW during heavy client/server traffic periods * Information exploration on the WWW * Education and training in multimedia database systems * Data structure techniques in rapid prototyping and manufacturing * Wireless ATM in data networks for mobile systems * Applications in corporate finance * Scientific data visualization * Data compression and information retrieval * Techniques in medical systems, intensive care units

Author : Stojan Sedmak,A. Sedmak,D. Ružić
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fracture mechanics
ISBN : PSU:000025886894

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Reliability and Structural Integrity of Advanced Materials by Stojan Sedmak,A. Sedmak,D. Ružić Pdf

Author : Rudiger Rackwitz,Guiliano Augusti,Antonio Borri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387348667

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Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems by Rudiger Rackwitz,Guiliano Augusti,Antonio Borri Pdf

The 6th meeting sponsored by IFIP Working Group 7.5, on reliability and optimization of structural systems, took place in September 1994 in Assisi, Italy. This book contains the papers presented at the working conference including topics such as reliability of special structures, fatigue, failure modes and time-variant systems relibility.

Author : Robert Fuller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3790812560

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Introduction to Neuro-Fuzzy Systems by Robert Fuller Pdf

This book contains introductory material to neuro-fuzzy systems. Its main purpose is to explain the information processing in mostly-used fuzzy inference systems, neural networks and neuro-fuzzy systems. More than 180 figures and a large number of (numerical) exercises (with solutions) have been inserted to explain the principles of fuzzy, neural and neuro-fuzzy systems. Also the mathematics applied in the models is carefully explained, and in many cases exact computational formulas have been derived for the rules in error correction learning procedures. Numerous models treated in the book will help the reader to design his own neuro-fuzzy system for his specific (managerial, industrial, financial) problem. The book can serve as a textbook for students in computer and management sciences who are interested in adaptive technologies.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1424 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Disaster insurance
ISBN : UCR:31210012280150

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Earthquakes and Earthquake Insurance by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance Pdf

Author : William J. Brock,Kenneth L. Hastings,Kathy M. McGown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470745915

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Nonclinical Safety Assessment by William J. Brock,Kenneth L. Hastings,Kathy M. McGown Pdf

Nonclinical Safety Assessment Nonclinical Safety Assessment A Guide to International Pharmaceutical Regulations Bringing a new drug to market is a costly time-consuming process. Increased regional and international regulation over the last twenty years, while necessary, has only served to amplify these costs. In response to this escalation, developmental strategies have shifted towards a more global approach. In order to create the most cost-effective and safe processes, it is critical for those bringing drugs to market to understand both the globally accepted regulations and the local variations. Nonclinical Safety Assessment: A Guide to International Pharmaceutical Regulations provides a practical description of nonclinical drug development regulations and requirements in the major market regions. It includes: ICH – the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use National regulations, including US FDA, Canada, Mercosur and Brazil, South Africa, China, Japan, India and Australia Repeated dose toxicity studies Carcinogenicity; Genotoxicity; Developmental and reproductive toxicology; Immunotoxicology Biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals Vaccine development Phototoxicity and photocarcinogenicity Degradants, impurities, excipients and metabolites Primarily intended for those professionals actively involved in the nonclinical and clinical development of a pharmaceutical product, including toxicologists, pharmacologists, clinicians and project managers, this book provides a roadmap for successful new drug approval and marketing.