An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects

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dc.contributor.advisorMartin, JBen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMacGregor, Kenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMercer, K Gen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-17T07:25:26Z
dc.date.available2014-10-17T07:25:26Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographies.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe idea of this thesis is to create a prototype primary environmental impact assessment computer program for use by engineers in the planning of civil engineering projects. The idea is that this system will be used early in the planning phase of projects, to identify potential negative environmental impacts and there by iteratively modify proposals before further work on them is undertaken. The result would be a saving in time and money to clients by minimising abortive work. The problem is highly complex in that there are almost limitless combinations of environmental characteristics available for selection for the evaluation of a project proposal. Each characteristic in turn, is able to assume a varying level of importance. The structure of the system developed to solve this problem uses a combination of an expert system shell and conventional computer programs. The trend of modern environmental impact assessment methods is towards qualitative methods of assessment. As a result, the expert system shell SYNAPSE was chosen to provide a decision making facility for each environmental characteristic using heuristic techniques. Due to certain limitations of SYNAPSE a number of computer programs were developed to enable other supporting capabilities to be available to users. These programs were written in the Turbo Pascal language together with Turbo Vision, an object-orientated application framework for providing features such as windowing and event-driven regimens.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMercer, K. G. (1994). <i>An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8456en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMercer, K G. <i>"An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8456en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMercer, K. 1994. An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mercer, K G AB - The idea of this thesis is to create a prototype primary environmental impact assessment computer program for use by engineers in the planning of civil engineering projects. The idea is that this system will be used early in the planning phase of projects, to identify potential negative environmental impacts and there by iteratively modify proposals before further work on them is undertaken. The result would be a saving in time and money to clients by minimising abortive work. The problem is highly complex in that there are almost limitless combinations of environmental characteristics available for selection for the evaluation of a project proposal. Each characteristic in turn, is able to assume a varying level of importance. The structure of the system developed to solve this problem uses a combination of an expert system shell and conventional computer programs. The trend of modern environmental impact assessment methods is towards qualitative methods of assessment. As a result, the expert system shell SYNAPSE was chosen to provide a decision making facility for each environmental characteristic using heuristic techniques. Due to certain limitations of SYNAPSE a number of computer programs were developed to enable other supporting capabilities to be available to users. These programs were written in the Turbo Pascal language together with Turbo Vision, an object-orientated application framework for providing features such as windowing and event-driven regimens. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects TI - An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8456 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8456
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMercer KG. An expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projects. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8456en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAn expert system utility prototype for the evaluation of environmental impacts of civil engineering projectsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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