An aggregated fuzzy reliability index for slope stability analysis

Iranian Journal of Fuzzy Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-31

  Meidani, M ^a   Habibagahi, G ^a   Katebi, S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy sets; Reliability; Slope stability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953920167     PISSN: 17350654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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