Training and using neural networks to represent heuristic design knowledge

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Biedermann, J D ^a   Grierson, D E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Knowledge representation; Neural networks; Structural design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPUTER AUTOMATION; CONFORMANCE CHECKING;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0030269895     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-9978(96)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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