Risk assessment for water mains using fuzzy approach

Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1125-1134

  Fares, H ^a   Zayed, T ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE EVENTS; FAILURE FACTORS; FUZZY APPROACH; FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS; PIPE MATERIAL; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; RISK OF FAILURE; WATER MAINS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EXPERT SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PIPE; PIPELINES; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69949107981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41020(339)114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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