Expert System for Retaining Wall Selection [Phase I]

Details

• Creators:
  Adams, Teresa M.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Retaining walls
  • Computer aided design
  • Decision making
  • Expert systems
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Microcomputers
  • Materials selection
  • Bridge design
  • Implementation
  • Pilot studies
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-DTD-R-93-5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Colorado
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation
• Description:
  The Bridge Branch of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has organized a formal decision process for retaining wall selection (CDOT 1991a; CDOT 1991b). The selection process facilitates implementation of new technologies by encouraging Bridge Branch designers and consultants to consider a range of options when selecting retaining wall alternatives. The formalized retaining wall selection process puts the CDOT into a national leadership role. What was needed was a computerized implementation of the decision process that would reduce the time required to perform the retaining wall selection process; enforce consistency in decisions made by designers and consultants; and provide a mechanism for the CDOT to encode standard practices and minimum performance criteria within the decision process. The CDOT retaining wall selection process falls into a general pattern of organization that can be automated using currently available expert system technology. Seed money (PHASE I) was provided by the CDOT to develop a conceptual system and design description that implements the CDOT selection process. This investigation has served to evaluate the feasibility and level of difficulty for full system development. The study included considerations for dissemination and program maintenance for a system that runs on IBM-compatible microcomputers. The cost of disseminating run-time versions of the full system were to be minimized. This report comprises the results of the pilot study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93902/dot_93902_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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