Applying fuzzy mathematics to evaluating the membership of existing reinforced concrete bridges in Taipei

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-29

  Liang, Ming Te ^a   Wu, Jai He ^a   Liang, Chih Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crack; Damage; Evaluation grade; Synthesis evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CRACK PROPAGATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE; EVALUATION GRADES; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; SYNTHESIS EVALUATION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 1842432793     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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