Fuzzy Expert System for Site Characterization

  • Hu, Zhiying (Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina.) ;
  • Chan, Christine W. (Department of Computer Science·Energy Informatics Laboratory, University of Regina.) ;
  • Huang, Gordon H. (Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

Remediation Selection Expert System (RSES) is a rule-based expert system which is used far the selection of remediation techniques fur petroleum contaminated sites. In this paper, we describe a fuzzy logic-based sub-system: Site Characterization Sub-System (SCSS). It is an enhancement of the RSES, which is used to analyze the hydraulic properties of contaminated sites. This paper focuses on an explanation on how to apply fuzzy set theory for identification of soil types and hydraulic properties of a contaminated site. To illustrate application of fuzzy set theory to the problem, two sample cases are presented in detail.

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