Comparative study of fuzzy evidential reasoning and fuzzy rule-based approaches: An illustration for water quality assessment in distribution networks

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 655-679

  Aghaarabi, E ^a   Aminravan, F ^a   Sadiq, R ^a   Hoorfar, M ^a   Rodriguez, M J ^b   Najjaran, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuzzy evidential reasoning; Fuzzy rule based systems; Multi criteria decision making (MCDM); Quality assessment; Water distribution network

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENGINES; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY RULES; POTABLE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

FUZZY EVIDENTIAL REASONING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84892871852     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0780-4     Document Type: Article

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