Fuzzy set approaches to classification of rock masses

Engineering Geology

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 227-245

  Aydin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Multi criteria classification; Partial fuzzy sets; RMR; Rock mass classification; Subjective uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; LITHOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY;

CLASS BOUNDARIES; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

ROCKS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 3042547488     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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