Computer-Aided Materials Selection During Structural Design

Computer-Aided Materials Selection During Structural Design

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309051934
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309587679
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309176651
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1995
  • Month: April
  • Pages: 84
  • Language: English

The selection of the proper materials for a structural component is a critical activity that is governed by many, often conflicting factors. Incorporating materials expert systems into CAD/CAM operations could assist designers by suggesting potential manufacturing processes for particular products to facilitate concurrent engineering, recommending various materials for a specific part based on a given set of characteristics, or proposing possible modifications of a design if suitable materials for a particular part do not exist. This book reviews the structural design process, determines the elements, and capabilities required for a materials selection expert system to assist design engineers, and recommends the areas of expert system and materials modeling research and development required to devise a materials-specific design system.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Materials Selection in Structural Design
  • 3 Enhancing the Materials Selection Process in Design: A Vision
  • 4 Information Technologies Pertinent to the Materials Selection Process
  • 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix A: Glossary of Acronyms
  • Appendix B: Case Studies Reviewed by the Committee
  • Appendix C: Review of Selected Knowledge-Representation Techniques and Tools
  • Appendix D: Knowledge-Based Integrated Design System
  • Appendix E: An Intelligent Knowledge System for Selection of Materials for Critical Aerospace Applications
  • Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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