Use of cloud computing and mobile platforms for development of structural engineering applications | |
| Author | Rifthie, Mohamed Shehezard |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-16-11 |
| Subject(s) | Cloud computing Cloud computing--Management Mobile computing Component software Structural engineering |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ST-16-11 |
| Abstract | Advances in mobile and cloud technology have enabled a wide range of applications to be successfully integrated into the workflows of many industries and is now at the forefront of research in those industries, including the construction industry for construction management, and facilities maintenance. The field of structural engineering is currently limited to desktop computers and mainframes, specifically the structural design process. Frameworks have been successfully developed and tested for structural engineering software in the past, which have now become an essential part of the structural engineering. No framework is yet in place for structural engineering applications to harness mobile and cloud technology, like for software development. Furthermore, no research has been conducted in developing such a framework. This research presents a framework for the development and usage of mobile platforms and cloud computing in structural engineering applications. It is based on the component based software engineering principles which have been applied to mobile application development. The framework is separated into the mobile and cloud contexts and defined by their system architectures and component architectures. Sample implementations of the framework are described in this research including the illustration of their use cases and sequence diagrams. Possible methods of implementation of the relevant frameworks have also been described. The advantages of using the proposed framework have also been discussed with comparisons to existing applications. Keywords: structural engineering, framework, mobile platforms, cloud computing, component based software, model-view-controller, application development, application architecture, system architecture, components architecture, SaaS, IaaS |
| Year | 2016 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ST-16-11 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Punchet Thammarak ;Anwar, Naveed ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pennung Warnitchai ;Thanakorn Pheeraphan; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 |