Hydraulic conductivity estimation via fuzzy analysis of grain size data

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 765-780

  Ross, James ^a   Ozbek, Metin ^a   Pinder, George F ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate reasoning; Borehole logs; Fuzzy sets; Grain size distributions; Qualitative data

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; ESTIMATION; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SETS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS;

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY;

EID: 36749026312     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-007-9123-7     Document Type: Article

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