Intelligent Computing in Engineering and Architecture 13th EG-ICE Workshop 2006, Ascona, Switzerland, June 25-30, 2006, Revised Selected Papers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smith, Ian F. C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4200
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computers.; Information storage and retrieval.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer-aided engineering.; Complexity, Computational.; Civil engineering.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Computation by Abstract Devices.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Civil Engineering.; Complexity.

Providing computer support for tasks in civil engineering and architecture is hard. Projects can be complex, long and costly. Firms that contribute to design, construction and maintenance are often worth less than the value of their projects. Everyone in the field is justifiably risk adverse. Contex...