| Structured programming, also know as object-oriented programming, has been used for a number of years by principal software firms. A complete range of software products is now available on the market and have been developed to meet particular needs. Computer software designers have to move towards powerful computer tools to ensure mass production and to increase the reusability of previously-written code on new projects.; To expand and review this trend in system design, an object-oriented program has been developed that is devoted to the conceptual design of spillways. The development was realized in parallel with the development of HYDRAM, a program that permits consolidation of all the knowledge and acquired experience of Hydro-Quebec related to spillways. A knowledge-based system was presented and realized by cognitive scientists. A software package was developed using the Prolog language for this expert system. Our study is based upon this knowledge and the reasoning behind it. This software allows reading of the data that describes the main axis of evacuation of a spillway and supplies its dimensions. (Abstract shortened by UMI). |
