A hybrid fuzzy evaluation method for curtain grouting efficiency assessment based on an AHP method extended by D numbers

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 44, Issue , 2016, Pages 289-303

  Fan, Guichao ^a   Zhong, Denghua ^a   Yan, Fugen ^a,b   Yue, Pan ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Changjiang Institute of Survey Planning Design and Research   (China)

Author keywords

Curtain grouting efficiency assessment; D AHP method; Fracture filled rate (FFR); Hybrid fuzzy evaluation method; Rock quality designation (RQD); Water pressure tests (WPT)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CEMENTS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORTAR; NUMERICAL METHODS; QUALITY CONTROL; ROCK DRILLING; SEEPAGE;

AHP METHOD; CURTAIN GROUTING; FUZZY EVALUATION METHOD; ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION; WATER PRESSURE TEST;

GROUTING;

EID: 84944097251     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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