Computer assistance in managing the maintenance of low-slope roofs

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 230-242

  Morcous, G ^a   Rivard, H ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Databases; Deterioration; Maintenance; Markov chains; Roofs; Service life

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTENANCE; MARKOV PROCESSES; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SERVICE LIFE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CASE-BASED REASONING (CBR); COMPUTERIZED ROOF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CRMS); LOW-SLOPE ROOFS; ROOF MAINTENANCE;

ROOFS;

EID: 16444363239     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2003)17:4(230)     Document Type: Article

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