Application of fuzzy set theory to evaluate the probability of failure in rock slopes

Engineering Geology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-101

  Park, Hyuck Jin ^a   Um, Jeongi Gi ^b   Woo, Ik ^c   Kim, Jeong Woo ^d  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuzzy number; Monte Carlo simulation; Probability of failure; Reliability index; Rock slope; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FUZZY NUMBERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; RELIABILITY INDEX; ROCK SLOPE; UNCERTAINTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY RULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856212942     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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