A Question Answering System for Construction Project Management
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The usage of computer applications in the construction industry has steadily increased over the years, as has the complexity of many applications. However, project managers, who are usually responsible for making decisions, are not necessarily familiar with these ever-increasingly complex applications. As a result, a question answering system is needed for efficiently managing construction projects. In this paper, we examine the various aspects involved in building a question answering system. In particular, we use ifcXML files as the knowledge representation system, which require no manual efforts to build the knowledge base. Moreover, we explore the mechanism to utilize information in the knowledge base for question understanding. A prototype question answering system, based on various technologies, has been built and successfully tested on several construction projects.
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