The purpose of this paper is to stimulate interest within the civil engineering research
community for developing the next generation of applied artificial neural networks. In …

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 …

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 …

Sponsored by the Committee on Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence of the Technical
Council on Computer Practices of ASCE. This report illustrates advanced methods and new …

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 …

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

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 …

The paper describes the application of neural networks to the problem of determining truck
attributes (such as velocity, axle spacings, and axle loads) purely from strain-response …

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 …