WIND LOADS ON BUILDINGS EXPERT SYSTEM - WINDLOADER

The Australian Standard, Minimum Design Loads on Structures, part 2: Wind Loads (AS1170.2 - 1983) has been extensively revised over the past three years, and a new version will be released in early 1989. The text has also been represented in a rule-based form using Expert Systems techniques, providing further input to the Standards Australia Committee work by checking for logical inconsistencies. In addition, project details may be documented, stored and retrieved for modification, and graphics have been used to enhance explanation in the use of the Code and to avoid input errors. The paper will highlight some of the problems encountered in the development of the expert system, called WINDLOADER, and the expected benefits for users when it is released with the revised Code.