Design of an expert system for the optimization of steel compositions and process route

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-134

  Manohar, P A ^a   Shivathaya, S S ^b   Ferry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Hawker de Havilland Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge elicitation; Knowledge based systems; Steel composition design

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442633411     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4174(99)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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