Fuzzy-based method to evaluate soil corrosivity for prediction of water main deterioration

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Rajani, Balvant ^a   Kleiner, Yehuda ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Deterioration; Fuzzy sets; Soil properties; Soil resistance; Water supply systems

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; VECTORS;

REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL CORROSIVITY; SOIL TYPES;

CORROSION;

EROSIVITY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER EROSION;

EID: 10644239020     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2004)10:4(149)     Document Type: Article

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