A review on rock hardness testing methods and their applications in rock engineering

S Ghorbani, SH Hoseinie, E Ghasemi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This paper aims to discuss the recent development in rock hardness testing methods and
their applications in rock engineering and geological studies. Hardness is one of the …

Resilience estimation of critical infrastructure systems: Application of expert judgment

A Mottahedi, F Sereshki, M Ataei… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Resilience is an emerging concept whose application has increased significantly in
managing engineering systems. In order to have an effective resilience management, first …

Optimum landfill site selection by a hybrid multi-criteria and multi-Agent decision-making method in a temperate and humid climate: BWM-GIS-FAHP-GT

MB Fard, D Hamidi, M Ebadi, J Alavi… - Sustainable cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The novel application of a new hybrid method of Geographic Information System (GIS), Multi-
Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) and game theory has been investigated for landfill site …

Adaptation assessment of gob-side entry retaining based on geological factors

H Yang, S Cao, S Wang, Y Fan, S Wang, X Chen - Engineering Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
The technique of gob-side entry retaining has been widely used in underground coal seam
mining, where the headgate of current panel is retained and reused for adjacent next panel …

Assessment of CSR based supply chain performance system using an integrated fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS approach

M Tyagi, P Kumar, D Kumar - International Journal of Logistics …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this research was to identify Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) criteria
as well as propose and prioritise the alternatives to improve the supply chain performance …

Performance prediction of circular saw machine using imperialist competitive algorithm and fuzzy clustering technique

R Mikaeil, SS Haghshenas, SS Haghshenas… - Neural Computing and …, 2018 - Springer
The purpose of this study is the application of meta-heuristic algorithms and fuzzy logic in
the optimization and clustering to predict the sawability of dimension stone. Survey and …

A new conventional criterion for the performance evaluation of gang saw machines

SS Haghshenas, RS Faradonbeh, R Mikaeil… - Measurement, 2019 - Elsevier
The process of cutting dimension stones by gang saw machines plays a vital role in the
productivity and efficiency of quarries and stone cutting factories. The maximum electrical …

Application of metaheuristic algorithms to optimal clustering of sawing machine vibration

A Aryafar, R Mikaeil, SS Haghshenas, SS Haghshenas - Measurement, 2018 - Elsevier
The sawing machine vibration is a major factor to evaluate and predict the sawing
performance. A few increases in sawing machine vibration cause a significant increase in …

Does fuzzification of pairwise comparisons in analytic hierarchy process add any value?

F Ahmed, K Kilic - Soft Computing, 2024 - Springer
The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a widely used multi-criteria decision-making method
to address a variety of problems in the presence of conflicting or uncertain criteria. One of …

Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) for green supplier selection in Indian industries

S Deshmukh, V Sunnapwar - Proceedings of International Conference on …, 2019 - Springer
The supplier selection has a significant impact on the manufacturing industries. Selecting
the best green supplier among many alternatives is a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) …