An expert system for selecting roofing types in developing areas

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dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Silvia Da Conceicao Cunha
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-31T07:14:52Z
dc.date.available2019-07-31T07:14:52Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.descriptionA project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation has as it's objective to develop an expert system for the purpose of investigating the suitability of using expert systems in developing areas. It is the first time to our knowledge that an expert system has been tested for usage in such a context. The housing and more specifically roofing domain is investigated for an application topic resulting in "the selection of suitable roofing types" being chosen. Potential end-users are identified, an appropriate context of such a system is outlined and an expert system tool is selected, The knowledge engineering and building of the knowledge base are described. Feedback from the parties involved in testing and validating BUILDROOF is documented. In addition the suitability of using expert systems in the developing areas context in which BUILDROOF was developed, is discussed. Finally, recommendations regarding potentially suitable areas of application for expert systems in developing areas are outlined.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianAndrew Chakane 2019en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/27850
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectRoofingen_ZA
dc.subjectRoofs -- Design and constructionen_ZA
dc.subjectExpert systems (Computer science)en_ZA
dc.titleAn expert system for selecting roofing types in developing areasen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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