Beck, James L.

Graf, Wolfgang

Katafygiotis, Lambros

English

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Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 25 (2010) 303
Introduction
Computational Intelligence (CI) has its origins in ar-
tificial intelligence. CI algorithms are often based on
mimicking natural systems or processes such as bio-
logical neural networks, evolution, swarming of social
organisms, and human cognitive processes. They in-
clude algorithms inmachine learning (e.g., artificial neu-
ral networks, Bayesian networks, and support vector
machines), fuzzy modeling, evolutionary computation
(e.g., genetic algorithms), and other optimization al-
gorithms such as simulated annealing, ant colony, and
particle swarm methods. CI methods have been ap-
plied in structural engineering and mechanics for sys-
tem identification, surrogate models for response pre-
diction, structural health monitoring, structural control,
and other tasks.
This special issue of the CACAIE journal is devoted
to some recent research applying CI in structural engi-
neering and mechanics. In response to a call for arti-
cles, 32 articles were submitted for possible publication.
Each article was reviewed anonymously following the
journal’s rigorous review process by three to eight re-
viewers. The review process for articles co-authored by
a Guest Editor was handled independently by the jour-
nal’s Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Hojjat Adeli. After under-
going two rounds of review, eight articles that met the
high standards of the journal were finally approved for
publication, seven of which appear in this special issue
and the remaining articles will appear in a subsequent
regular issue because of page limitations. Two other ar-
ticles were accepted subject to revisions but the final re-
vised manuscripts had yet to be submitted at the time
of scheduling the special issue. The articles in this issue
primarily involve fuzzy logic, Bayesian probability logic,
and neural networks.
We sincerely thank the many reviewers of the submit-
ted articles for their thoughtful reviews and construc-
tive contributions. In addition, we thank all the authors
of the submitted articles for their interest and effort in
this special issue. We are also grateful to the Editor-in-
Chief, Prof. Hojjat Adeli, for his encouragement, assis-
tance, and support in producing this special issue.
Guest Editors
Prof. James L. Beck
California Institute of Technology
USA
Prof. Wolfgang Graf
Technische Universita¨t Dresden
Germany
Prof. Lambros Katafygiotis
Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
China
C© 2010 Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2010.00662.x


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