Economic development, variation in weather patterns and natural disasters focus attention
on the management of water resources. This paper reviews the literature on the …

The construction of undersea tunnels is an extremely risky endeavor that is vulnerable to
water seepage and gushing due to the high water pressure, complex geological conditions …

This paper develops a novel hybrid information fusion approach that integrates cloud model
(CM), Dempster–Shafer (D–S) evidence theory and Monte Carlo (MC) simulation technique …

This paper proposes a novel hybrid approach that merges fuzzy matter element (FME),
Monte Carlo (MC) simulation technique, and Dempster–Shafer (D–S) evidence theory to …

This paper presents a cloud model (CM) based approach with step-by-step procedures for
risk assessment of existing pipelines in tunneling environments (RAEPTE), where CM …

Fast development of farming practices in China is projected to result in additional carbon
emissions and thus affect farmland ecosystems' environmental performance. Based on 454 …

Owing to the landscapes of cities and the requirements of subchannels, the construction of
large-span footbridges is complex and extremely risky. These risks may lead to the collapse …

Traditional methods have limitations in achieving precise predictions of risk occurrence at an
exact future time and have difficulties transforming between qualitative and quantitative …

In this study, a nonlinear fuzzy interval irrigation optimization model is developed for optimal
agricultural water allocation in Shijin irrigation district, Hebei province, China. The …

This paper presents a hybrid risk-based estimate approach that integrates the fuzzy matter-
element theory and Monte Carlo simulation method to assessing the safety risk of …