In the past few years literature on computational civil engineering has concentrated primarily
on artificial intelligence (Al) applications involving expert system technology. This article …

This is the first of two papers providing a discourse on the understanding, usage, and
potential for application of artificial neural networks within civil engineering. The present …

The first journal article on neural network application in civil/structural engineering was
published by in this journal in 1989. This article reviews neural network articles published in …

From the Publisher: This monograph provides researchers with an understanding of the
potential of artificial neural networks for solving civil engineering related problems, and …

The first paper of this two-paper series developed an understanding of how artificial neural
networks work and explained the primary issues involved in their use. This second paper …

This paper presents and discusses the applications of neural networks in concrete
structures. It aims at introducing neural networks applications in structural design. The paper …

The pattern‐mapping, pattern‐classification, and optimization capabilities of neural networks
have been used to solve a number of structural analysis and design problems. Most …

Computers are an integral part of day to day activities in engineering design and engineers
have utilised various applications to assist them improve their design. Although computers …

In the past few years, neural networks have emerged as a problem‐solving technique with
capabilities suited to many civil engineering problems. Among the various neural network …

The application of artificial neural networks (ANN) in the preliminary design of structures has
been proposed. The use of an artificial neural network has been made to arrive at an initial …