Publisher's Synopsis
This proceeding consists of papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering held in Anaheim, California, June 7-9, 1993. The proceedings cover five major areas of concern: Computing in construction, geographic information systems, expert systems and artificial intelligence, computing in structures, and computing in transportation. Within these broad topics, subjects such as: Computer analysis of cable-stayed bridges; artificial intelligence in highway CAD systems; automated systems for construction bidding; effect of automation on construction changes; optimal seismic design of structures; and CAD instruction for civil engineering students. The book also presents several papers discussing different aspects of multimedia information systems and geographic information systems.
