An Investigation into Methods for Expediting the Transfer of CAD and KBES Technologies for Improved Construction Estimating

基于知识的专家系统技术的知识表示和操作能力可以使工程评估受益。施工概算也代表了从设计到施工的过渡。因此，利用计算机辅助设计技术的面向对象的数据表示能力可以增强这种能力。计算机辅助设计和基于知识的专家系统技术的横向集成将会改善施工估算。只有当基于知识的专家系统和计算机辅助设计技术被广泛的用户而不仅仅是创新者群体所采用时，改进的施工评估才会发生。因此，应该发展技术转让方法，以加速和促进它们的采用。本基础研究有两个主要目标：1)研究基于知识的专家系统和计算机辅助设计技术，以改进施工估算；2)研究加速将基于知识的专家系统和计算机辅助设计技术转移到施工估算过程的方法。

Construction estimating can benefit from the knowledge representation and manipulation capabilities of Knowledge-Based Expert Systems technology. Construction Estimating also represents the transition between design and construction. Therefore, it can be enhanced by utilizing the object-oriented data representation capabilities of Computer Aided Design technology. Horizontal integration of Computer Aided Design and Knowledge-Based Expert Systems technologies should result in improved Construction Estimating. Improved Construction Estimating can only occur if Knowledge-Based Expert Systems and Computer Aided Design technologies are adopted by a broad spectrum of users and not just the innovators group. Therefore, technology transfer methodologies to accelerate and foster their adoption should be developed. This basic research has two primary objectives: 1) Investigate Knowledge-Based Expert Systems and Computer Aided Design technologies for improved Construction Estimating; and 2) Investigate methods for expediting the transfer of Knowledge-Based Expert Systems and Computer Aided Design technologies to the Construction Estimating process.