Using analogical reasoning to design buildings

This paper presents a methodology for identifying the relevant design elements for the synthesis of new structural designs using previous design situations and their corresponding solutions. The study is a reflection of the observation that engineers use related experience when solving new problems. The methodology is an application of transformational analogy, a form of analogical reasoning.A prototype system STRUPLE has been designed to implement the methodology, making use of knowledge based expert systems techniques. The emphasis of STRUPLE differs from that of traditional expert systems in that the latter only use formalized o or compiled knowledge, whereas STRUPLE uses an experience data base as a knowledge supplement.

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