ABSTRACT
The process of damage assessment can be divided into two subsets: damage descriptors and damage levels. Damage descriptors may be either numerical engineering quantities or subjective linguistic information; in either case, they are used to describe the second subset. Damage levels, on the other hand, are integrally related to three damage criteria: (1) structural integrity, (2) functionality, and (3) repairability. These damage criteria are important for the development of the expert system since their use improves the accuracy of expert opinions.
