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Analytical modelling of masonry prisms.
(1988)
Current codes governing the design and analysis of masonry structures offer two methods of determining the ultimate compressive strength of a masonry prism, (i) code tables; and , (ii) laboratory prism testing. The first ...
Knowledge base and database integration in the architectural design process.
(1988)
The purpose of this research was to study the use and management of information by an architect engaged in the design process. This study proposes that a computer-aided design system should allow the designer to: (a) build ...
A model for construction schedule analysis during the design process.
(1988)
Construction schedule analysis is a very broad and complex problem in that it requires a variety of data and problem-solving procedures which are poorly defined by uniform methods. Such an analysis for projects in the ...
Automated learning of programmatic information from plans of existing buildings.
(1989)
Programming is an integral part of the design of any building. A better program reduces the necessity for changes during planning, design, and construction, and results in a design solution which is better suited to current ...
Adaptive Subject Description in Document Retrieval.
(1984)
The central problem in document retrieval is that the subject of a document may be described in many different ways and , similarly, different inquirers may express similar information needs by a variety of different ...
Database schema translation and optimization.
(1988)
The proliferation of different database system architectures in heterogeneous environments has limited the portability of data and applications between database systems. The objective of this research is to provide a ...