Combination of fuzzy ranking and simulated annealing to improve discrete fracture inversion

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1010-1020

  Tran, Nam H ^a   Tran, Kien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete fracture network; Fuzzy logic; Global optimization; Objective function; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; FUZZY SETS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

EID: 33845578388     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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