Computerizing Concrete Technology Knowledge.
Computerizing Concrete Technology Knowledge.
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Frohnsdorff, G. J. C.; Kaetzel, L. J.
Concrete International, 74-76, December 1999.
Keywords:
concretes; information dissemination; interoperability;
knowledge based systems; knowledge exchange
Abstract:
Advances in computer technologies during the past decade
provide an opportunity to more efficiently exchange
concrete knowledge from the knowledge provider to the
knowledge consumer. For concrete practitioners to
realize the benefits from these modern tools, efforts to
develop and adopt consistent methods for representing
and exchanging computerized knowledge must be
undertaken. The American Concrete Institute Committee
235 on "Knowledge Eased Systems and Mathematical
Modeling for Materials" has undertaken the task of
improving the exchange of concrete knowledge through the
development of guidance and protocols for the
representation and exchange of electronic knowledge.
Critical areas include concrete terms, database
dictionaries, data quality criteria, and protocols for
exchanging data, information and knowledge. This paper
provides an overview of the critical areas and a
knowledge exchange model and concrete areas that will be
addressed in liaison with other ACI Technical
Committees. Implementation of this model should provide
a framework that will allow a higher level of
interoperability for distributed electronic,
knowledge-bases and improved understanding of the
performance concrete materials, products, and systems.
