In this paper, a generic rule-base inference methodology using the evidential reasoning
(RIMER) approach is proposed. Existing knowledge-base structures are first examined, and …

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) problems are often characterised by a large number
of identified environmental factors that are qualitative in nature and can only be assessed on …

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a methodology to evaluate a system, design,
process or service for possible ways in which failures (problems, errors, risks and concerns) …

Many multiple attribute decision analysis (MADA) problems are characterised by both
quantitative and qualitative attributes with various types of uncertainties. Incompleteness (or …

The planning phase of every construction project is entangled with multiple and occasionally
conflicting criteria which need to be optimized simultaneously. Multi-criterion decision …

Environmental problems that seriously affect both natural systems and social development
of human beings have drawn extensive attention from governing authorities all around the …

In this paper, the main features of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problems are
first summarised followed by a list of typical techniques used in MCDM analysis. To tackle …

Wastewater reuse is a necessity especially in arid and semiarid regions. Assessing
wastewater reuse applications and the required tertiary treatment technologies with regard …

Belief rule based expert systems are an extension of traditional rule based systems and are
capable of representing more complicated causal relationships using different types of …

Multiple attribute decision analysis (MADA) problems having both quantitative and
qualitative attributes under uncertainty can be modeled using the evidential reasoning (ER) …