Title :
Application of Unascertained Method and Neural Networks to Quality Assessment of Construction Project
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Civil Eng., Hebei Univ. of Eng., Handan, China
Abstract :
Construction project quality management, the basis of construction management, is crucial for construction firms to survive and grow in the industry. This paper presents the adoption of artificial neural network (ANN) model and Unascertained system to assist decision-makers in evaluating the quality of construction projects in China. Artificial neural network (ANN) has outstanding characteristics in machine learning, fault tolerant parallel reasoning and processing nonlinear problem abilities. Unascertained system that imitates the human brain´s thinking logical is a kind of mathematical tools used to deal with imprecise and uncertain knowledge. Integrating unascertained method with neural network technology, the reasoning process of network coding can be tracked, and the output of the network can be given a physical explanation. The experimental result of this approach is that it does not rely on the experience of experts and it can improve the validity and the precision of evaluation. Therefore, it can reflect the quality status of construction project.
Keywords :
construction industry; decision making; neural nets; quality management; China; artificial neural network model; construction firms; construction project quality management; decision makers; human brain logical thinking; machine learning; network coding; nonlinear problem; parallel reasoning; reasoning process; unascertained system; uncertain knowledge; Artificial neural networks; Biological neural networks; Construction industry; Fault tolerance; Humans; Machine learning; Neural networks; Project management; Quality assessment; Quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation, 2009. ICICTA '09. Second International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3804-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICICTA.2009.21