Clustering rock discontinuity sets through Gustafson-Kessel (GK) algorithm and validity index

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-200

  Hua, J H ^a   Leung, C F ^b   Ong, G P ^b   Hong, B N ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gustafson Kessel algorithm; Orientation data; Rock discontinuity; Validity index

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCONTINUITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 84903209670     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ICESEP130281     Document Type: Article

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