Fuzzy Representation and Reasoning in Geotechnical Site Characterization

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-86

  Huang, Y T ^a   Siller, T J ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FUZZY SETS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

GEOTECHNICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

SITE SELECTION;

BOREHOLE DATA; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOTECHNICAL DATA; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0030681245     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-352X(95)00013-Z     Document Type: Article

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