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Abstract
Knowledge-Based Expert Systems (as a branch of Artificial
Intelligence
(AI) applications) are emerging as means of
automating the solution of problems that have resisted to be
formalized as algorithms_ This thesis describes the development
of a Knowledge-Based Expert System for automation the design
process of industrial steel buildings_
The design includes layout of
the
proposedprocess
structural
configurations, analysis and design
of these
configurations, and evaluation of alternatives_ This evaluation
is performed on a number of criteria to reach the optimal
solution_
The Knowledge-Based Expert System is implemented in PROLOG
and C language _ PROLOG is selected because it encounters both
declarative and procedural capabilities_ The heuristic knowledge
is implemented as PROLOG rules and facts _ The PROLOG inference
engine with its backward chaining capability along with some
control aspects is used to control the flow of the system_ The
analysis is performed in C language for its algorithmic
capability