Soft computing techniques are applied to a huge quantity of problems spread in several areas of science. In this case, Evolutionary Computation (EC) techniques are applied, in concrete Genetic Programming (GP), to a temporary problem associated to the field of Civil Engineering. The case of study of this technique has been centered in the prediction, over time, of the behavior of the structural...

Engineering structures such as bridges, tunnels, dams or towers are beginning to approach their service lifetime. To give an example, more than 20,000 bridges in Germany currently require immediate rehabilitation; similar situations apply in other countries. Thus, efficient and cost-effective structural health monitoring systems are needed to ensure serviceability and structural safety through ...

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The field of engineering is a creative one. The problems encountered in this field are generally unstructured and imprecise influenced by intuitions and past experiences of a designer. The conventional methods of computing relying on analytical or empirical relations become time consuming and labor intensive when posed with real life problems. To study, model and analyze such problems, approxim...

Over the past decade, a variety of information technologies have emerged from the computer science and electrical engineering fields that are transforming how we monitor and manage complex civil infrastructure systems. The end result are safer structures that are easier and more economical to manage over their operational lives. Foremost among the emerging new information technologies are wirel...

The flow of information brings a tremendous change in the civil engineering industry as well as the politics, economy and culture of a society. The civil engineering field with the information revolution sees the combination of digital technology and construction technology, such as development of integrated construction systems, electronic databases, document management systems, and simulation...

In recent years, soft computing and artificial intelligence techniques such as artificial neural network (ANN) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) have been effectively used in various civil engineering applications. This study aims to examine the potential of ANN and ANFIS for modeling the compressive strength of concrete containing expanded perlite powder (EPP). For doing this, ...

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