a prolog-based object oriented engineering dbms：一种基于prolog的面向对象的工程数据库管理系统.pdfVIP

Computers Structures Vol. 40. No. I, pp. I I-21, 1991 lM45-7949191$3.00 + 0.00 Printedin GreatBritain. C 1991Civil-Comp Ltd and Pergamon Press plc A PROLOG-BASED OBJECT ORIENTED ENGINEERING DBMS A. S. WATSONand S. H. CHAN Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 8JT, U.K. Abstract-In this paper we present the primary concepts of PBASE. a prototype object oriented database system. PBASE is intended to support the needs of engineering applications with specific reference to structural engineering. To address the engineering requirements the object oriented data model used in PBASE incorporates several enhancements, including Schema Evolution, Composite Objects, Declarative Methods and Version Management. Schema evolution allows dynamic changes to the class definitions and the class lattice. Composite objects support the is-part-of relationship between assemblies and com- ponents. Declarative methods introduce semantics into objects while version management supports the tracking of objects’ versions and alternatives as they evolve during the design process. 1. INTRODUCTION ments for structural design were encouraging but not entirely satisfactory [6-lo]. Inadequate software and The technical