Author: Tahir CelikPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Improving Concrete Quality by Using an Expert System
Expert/knowledge-based Systems for Cement and Concrete
Author: Lawrence J. KaetzelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Expert systems (Computer science)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Quality Assurance of Concrete Using a Hybrid Knowledge-based Expert System
Author: Anil KhajuriaImproving Concrete Quality
Author: Karthikeyan H OblaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466592125
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Improve the Quality of Concrete, Improve the Quality of Construction Quality measurement is not prevalent in the concrete industry and quality investment is not seen as potentially generating a positive return. Improving Concrete Quality examines how and why concrete quality should be measured, and includes instruction on developing specifications with the aim of improving concrete quality. Reduce Concrete Variability: Reduce Costs and Increase Volume The first part of the book considers the tangible and intangible benefits of improved quality. The later chapters explore concrete strength variability in detail. It provides a greater grasp of the variation in concrete, as well as a deeper understanding of how material variability affects concrete performance. The author discusses the components of variability (material, manufacturing, testing) and provides steps to measuring and reducing variability to improve the quality of concrete. The text also contains a chapter on data analysis for quality monitoring and test results. Come Away with Practices and Tools That Can Be Applied Immediately: Provides techniques and how specifications can improve concrete quality Offers a clear understanding of the link between the materials (cement, SCM, aggregate, water, air), manufacturing, testing variability, and concrete quality Includes information on analyzing test data to improve quality Improving Concrete Quality quantifies the benefits of improved quality, and introduces novel ways of measuring concrete quality. This text is an ideal resource for quality personnel in the concrete industry. It also benefits architects, engineers, contractors, and researchers.
Technologies for Improving the Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Bridge Decks
Author: Database and Expert Systems Applications
Author: Abdelkader HameurlainPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642230911
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22 International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2011, held in Toulouse, France, August 29 - September 2, 2011. The 52 revised full papers and 40 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 207 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on XML querying and views; data mining; queries and search; semantic web; information retrieval; business applications; user support; indexing; queries, views and data warehouses; ontologies; physical aspects of databases; Design; distribution; miscellaneous topics.
NIST Special Publication
Author: Research Report
Author: Rutgers University. College of EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Focus
Author: Improving Service Quality
Author: Michael MilakovichPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781884015458
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Organizations are struggling to improve customer-focused quality in today's highly competitive domestic and global markets. Better design, implementation, and daily management of quality improvement strategies is essential for survival. Quality improvement principles, when thoughtfully applied and appropriately modified to meet all types of customer demands, are a sound means to respond to changing markets. However, when various quality and productivity theories and methods are applied without changing the organizational culture, it is very difficult to consistently deliver quality results. This important new book focuses on quality improvement methods for high performance in public and private services not covered in other books: applications focus on construction, education, government, insurance, public utilities, health care, and nonprofit services. Rather than detailing the technical processes to achieve inspection, planning, quality auditing, statistics, or risk assessment, this book presents step-by-step guidelines, recommendations, and action plans for changing service organizations to implement quality improvements. Sound theory and careful strategic planning are presented to assist readers in developing an understanding of how to select the essential elements of systems that best fit their customers' needs.