Using logic in the resolution of problems of the energy supply to buildings: particular aspectsof application of the logic of relay contact circuits in civil engineering
The author's objective is to drive the attention of specialists in civil engineering to the problem of application of the logic of relay contact circuits in the field of design and construction of buildings. The logic of relay contact circuits was developed by V.I. Shestakov, an outstanding Russian physicist and mathematician. The author demonstrates how the solutions based on formal logic laws can serve to optimize electric circuits. In the article, the author continues his research into the problem of logic in civil engineering initiated in his prior works concerning the logic-based research performed by N.M. Gersevanov, a hydraulic engineer. The author emphasizes the continuity of the idea of logic application in technology and civil engineering. Logical implications represented typical constituents of the works of Russian scientists who addressed the issue of the logical knowledge characterization in the 20ies—40ies of the 20th century. Yet the complexities that domestic scholars had to resolve when substantiating the priority of their discoveries were also evident.The author also considers the reasons of the poor attention of domestic and international academic communities to innovatory developments of the Russian scholar who was able to consolidate the theoretical and natural science approaches within the scope of the logic. This issue is discussed in the final section of the article. The author considers it necessary to insist on the priority of domestic developments in the area of applying logic in technology-intensive industries. The author provides examples from the history of science and technology to substantiate his viewpoint.