JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 13 , Number 1 , January 1999



TECHNICAL PAPERS

MS-CMAC Neural Network Learning Model in Structural Engineering
Shih-Lln Hung and J.C. Jan. 1



Building Design Services in a Distributed Architecture
Charles S. Han, John C. KUM, and Kincho H. Law . 12



Constraint-Based Support for Collaboration in Design and Construction
Claudio Lottai, Denis E. Clement, Boi V. FalUngs, and lan R C. Smith 23


Design of High-Performance Concrete Mixture Using Neural Networks
and Nonlinear Programming
I-Chcng Yeh 36



Digital Image Analysis to Assess Microbubble Behavior in Porous Media
S. E, Burns and M. Zhang 43



TECHNICAL NOTE

Design and Implementation of Versatile Beam Analyzer
S. T. Mau and X. Tao 50


DISCUSSIONS

Sequence-Based Prediction in Conceptual Design of Bridges
Weiyuan Wang and John S, Gero
By Chung C. Fu. By Yoram Rekh. Closure by Authors 54


Hysteresis Sensitive Neural Networks for Modeling Rating Curves
Maha Tawfik, Ayrnan lbrahim, and Hussam Fahmy
By Richard J. Heggen 56

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JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 13, Number 2 , April 1999



Imaging Technologies: New Tools for Civil Engineers
J. David Frost 59


TECHNICAL PAPERS

Interferometric Imaging: Involvement in Civil Engineering
P. Jacquot and M. Facchini. 61

Computer Vision Technique for Tracking Bed Load Movement
Athanasios N. Papanicolaou, Panayiotis Diplas, Mahesh Balakrishnan
and Clinton L. Dancey . 71

Soil Particle Size Distribution by Mosaic Imaging and Watershed Analysis
Ali M GhaUb and Roman D. Hryciw 80

Internal Structure Characterization of Asphalt Concrete Using image Analysis
E. Masad, B< Muhunthan, N. Shashidhar, and T. Harnian 88

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Porous Media
Mesut Pervizpour, Sibel Pamukcu, and Horace Moo-Young 96

Sand Shear Band Thickness Measurements by Digital Imaging Techniques
Khalid A. Alshibli and Stein Sture 103

Quantitative Image Analysis of Masonry Mortar Microstructure
A. M. Werner and D. A. Lange 110

Measurement of Particle Movement in Granular Soils Using Image Analysis
Murat Guler, IVincer B< Edil, and Peter J. Bosscher 116

Automatic Image Analysis in Evaluation of Aggregate Shape
Jerzy M. Brzezicki and Janusz Kasperkiewicz 123


TECHNICAL NOTE

Algorithm for Estimating Length of Bent Objects
Edmond W, Holroyd III 130

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JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 13 , Number 3 , July 1999



TECHNICAL PAPERS

Robust Water System Design with Commercial Intelligent Search Optimizers
Istvan Lippai, James P. Heaney, and Manuel Laguna. . 135

Applications and Issues of GIS as Tool for Civil Engineering Modeling
Scott B. Miles and Cariton L. Ho 144

Subsurface Characterization Using Artificial Neural Network and GIS
Subhrendu Gangopadhyay, Tirtha Raj Gautam, and Ashim Das Gupta 153

Comparison of Case-Based Reasoning and Artificial Neural Networks
David Arditi and Onur Behzat Tokdcmir. . 162

Analysis of Masonry Panel under Biaxial Bending Using ANNs and CBR
A. Mathew, B. Kumar, B. R Sinha, and R. E Pedreschi 170

Modeling and Analysis of Concrete Production Plant Using Petri Nets
Anil Sawhney, Osama Abudayych, and Tavatchai Chahavatputtiporn 178

Multicriteria DSS with Historical Database for Attenuator Selection
Lisa K. Spainhour, Primus V Mtenga, and John Sobanjo, 187

EvoSite: Evolution-Based Model for Site Layout Planning
Tarek Hegazy and Emad Elbeltagi 198

Fuzzy Optimal Model for Resource-Constrained Construction Scheduling
Sou-Sen Leu, An-Ting Chen, and Chung-Huei Yang 207

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