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Aouad, G F, Kirkham, J A, Brandon, P S, Brown, F E, Cooper, G S, Ford, S R, Oxman, R E, Sarshar, M and Young, B A (1993) Information modelling in the construction industry: the information engineering approach. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 384-97.

Chau, K W (1993) Estimating industry-level productivity trends in the building industry from building cost and price data. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 370-83.

Kodikara, G W and McCaffer, R (1993) Flow of estimating data in Sri Lankan building contractor organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 341-6.

Koo, T K and Tiong, R L K (1993) An expert system for assessing the performance of RC beams and slabs. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 347-57.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: diagnosis; expert system; maintenance; repair; Singapore
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199300000039
  • Abstract:

    This paper reports on the design and development of an expert system of diagnosis and repair of beams and slabs in buildings constructed of reinforced concrete. The aim of the project was to capture all the available knowledge, expertise and experience on building diagnosis and repairs in a user-friendly expert system for civil engineers and allied professionals in the Singapore construction industry. Given different levels of information, the expert system, named EXSOBDR (for EXpert System On Building Diagnosis and Repair), will attempt to identify the most probable causes of RC building deterioration and recommended appropriate strategies for repair. Reports generated by EXSOBDR have been validated on actual case studies and the results have been found to be satisfactory.

Langford, D A, Iyagba, R and Komba, D M (1993) Prediction of solvency in construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 317-25.

Ranasinghe, M and Russell, A D (1993) Elicitation of subjective probabilities for economic risk analysis: An investigation. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 326-40.

Scott, S (1993) The nature and effects of construction delays. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 358-69.

Tan, R R and Chang, D S (1993) The formulation of performance indicators in evaluating the implementation of automation in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 11(05), 398-403.