Title :
A smart instrument to evaluate roofing system performance in hurricanes
Author :
Stubbs, Norris ; Perry, Dale ; Lombard, Patricia
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
A recently developed decision support system to aid nonengineering professionals in evaluating the quality of roofing systems for commercial and residential buildings is described. A description of the requirements, theoretical background, and architecture of the system is provided. The accompanying computer program is also described. Finally, the predicted quality levels of thirteen roofing systems are compared with the observed quality levels of the roofing systems based on their performance in Hurricane Andrew in 1992
Keywords :
building; civil engineering computing; decision support systems; Hurricane Andrew; decision support system; quality levels; roofing system performance; smart instrument; Appraisal; Biomembranes; Decision support systems; Educational institutions; Hurricanes; Instruments; Rain; System performance; Tiles; Wind forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Information Processing Society Biannual Conference, 1994. Industrial Fuzzy Control and Intelligent Systems Conference, and the NASA Joint Technology Workshop on Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic,
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2125-1
DOI :
10.1109/IJCF.1994.375121
