Development of Knowledge-Based Expert System for Flexible Pavement Design

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2372-2380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deprizon . ◽  
Amiruddin . ◽  
Riza Atiq
Author(s):  
Safwan A. Khedr ◽  
Magdy Mikhail

EXSPAV is an expert system program established for use in flexible pavement and overlay design. It helps transfer and facilitate the knowledge of experts and results of research and practice to the hands of the less experienced design engineer. It incorporates a versatile design approach, which also facilitates the prediction of the structural performance of pavements. EXSPAV was developed in the EXSYS environment and assimilates Ohio State University's predictive program of flexible pavement structural performance. It also has an overlay design module. EGYPAV is a knowledge-based pavement design program developed in the structure of EXSPAV. Its knowledge base was compiled through consultation with experts from the Roads and Bridges Authority, local universities, and construction companies. The base reflects experience, data, and research results for traffic, environmental conditions, pavements, and material characterization in Egypt. It also includes suggested designs of pavement structure for various combinations of design parameters. The program user may check the suggested design and find its structural performance through the inference engine–deterministic model interaction of the EGYPAV itself.


Author(s):  
C. P. Huang ◽  
F. W. Liou ◽  
J. J. Malyamakkil ◽  
W. F. Lu

Abstract This paper presents an advisory conceptual design tool for mechanical transmission systems. Space consideration was taken into account during the design process. A prototype function tree was built in the form of knowledge-based system to transfer a designer’s idea into a set of mechanical components. An advisory expert system was also developed to help a designer in decision making. As an example, a packaging machine is designed using the developed system.


Author(s):  
M. Affan Badar ◽  
Rao R. Guntur

Abstract Various methods for designing hydrodynamic partial journal bearings are reviewed and an integrated and dependable design procedure is (developed. Knowledge and rule bases pertaining to the design of journal bearings having arcs of 180°, 120°. and 60° are either gathered or derived and represented properly. An expert system is developed using the databases and rulebases. The bearing design is based on one of the following decision criteria: the maximum load, the minimum friction, or the optimal clearance The expert system makes an exhaustive search for all the design solutions. Utility value of each of the final solutions is calculated and the design solutions having utility values above a certain limit are stored The results are presented to demonstrate the usefulness of the knowledge-based approach.


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