Abstract
This chapter analyzes a research project, which is to develop the VHBuild—web-based project management system—as a case study from the viewpoint of collaborative efforts of university researchers and industrial practitioners. VHBuild can serve as a repository for project-specific information that can be accessed by all project participants. It can also acquire knowledge from previous cases of critical issues and experiences using data mining techniques. An information flow model is developed for VHBuild in order to define system components, and their interactions within the overall information flow, and sharing process. The model is based on a repository of all project information at different stages. Case-based reasoning is a problem solving strategy, which is based on reuse of past solutions to address a new problem. Instead of representing knowledge as rules in rule-based expert systems, a case-based reasoning system maintains a case base that stores cases previously solved. When a new problem is encountered, the system retrieves cases similar to the new problem from its case base, selects the most similar one, and then converts the old solution to a new one for the new problem.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Building Technology |
Editors | M. Anson, J.M. Ko, E.S.S. Lam |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
Publisher | Elsevier Science Ltd |
Pages | 1569-1576 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080526638 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Nov 2002 |
Event | International Conference on Advances in Building Technology - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 4 Dec 2002 → 6 Dec 2002 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Advances in Building Technology |
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Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
City | Hong Kong |
Period | 4/12/02 → 6/12/02 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Architecture
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Science Applications