SIGHTPLAN EXPERIMENTS: ALTERNATE STRATEGIES FOR SITE LAYOUT DESIGN

In an attempt to gain insight into the type of cognitive extensions that computers might bring to the problems of site layout, a strategy was devised that was not restricted by human congitive limitations and compared with a strategy restricted by such limitations. The paper describes SightPlan, which is a knowledge-based system that lays out temporary facilities on construction sites. Its implementaion architecture requires explicit representation of the problemm-solving strategy used to construct a solution layout. As the strategy can be easily modified, several alternate formulations were explored. The development and testing of strategies is described. The power of SightPlan is discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Tommelein, I D
  • Levitt, R E
  • Hayes-Roth, B
  • Confrey, T
• Publication Date: 1991-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 42-63
• Serial:
  • Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0887-3801

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Facilities; Information processing; Layout; Location; Planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Temporary
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00600903
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM