Computerization of Rock Engineering Systems using neural networks with an expert system

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 135-152

  Cai, J G ^a   Zhao, J ^a   Hudson, J A ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEURAL NETWORKS;

HOPFIELD NETWORK; ROCK ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0032116624     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s006030050015     Document Type: Article

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