Interval risk analysis for gravity dam instability

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-96

  Su, Huaizhi ^a   Wen, Zhiping ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy theory; Gravity dam; Interval risk analysis; Stability evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS APPROACH; DESIGN PARAMETERS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; FUZZY THEORY; MODELING APPROACH; STABILITY EVALUATION; STABILITY FAILURE; STABILITY PROBLEM;

FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SYSTEMS; GRAVITY DAMS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

STABILITY;

EID: 84879559082     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.04.027     Document Type: Article

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