School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, U.S.A.
Abstract:
The usefulness of an arificial intelligence approach to some deterministic problems is discussed. An expert system approach to fracture mechanics problems is devised. Production rules for a simple expert system for crack tip mesh mapping are given. The knowledge acquisition process described in the references is used. Linear 2D fracture problems can be solved by the given program, though the methodology would be similar for non-linear or 3D problems.