A fuzzy logic approach to model delays in construction projects using rotational fuzzy fault tree models

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-351

  Al Humaidi, H M ^a   Hadipriono Tan, F H ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction delay; Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy fault tree analysis; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy set; Project delay

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MODELS; COMPUTER MODELS; CONSTRUCTION DELAYS; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DEGREE OF EFFECTIVENESS; FAULT-TREES; FUZZY FAULT TREE; FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH; FUZZY LOGIC MODEL; PROJECT DELAYS; ROTATIONAL MODELS; VISUAL BASIC; WEIGHTED AVERAGE DEFUZZIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78449275840     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286600903150721     Document Type: Article

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