A knowledge-based expert system for earthquake resistant design of reinforced concrete buildings

This paper is concerned with the description of a knowledge-based expert system for the earthquake resistant design of reinforced concrete buildings. The system is considered as an interactive analysis/design tool in which the structural engineer is guided from the preliminary earthquake design to the final detailed design including non-linear dynamic analysis. The earthquake design methodology included in this system, which is based on the ductile design approach concept, is briefly described.