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Article

Fuzzy Decision Support System to Determine Swell/Shrink Factor Affecting Earthwork Optimization of Highways

by
A. Burak Göktepe
1,*,
A. Hilmi Lav
2,
Selim Altun
3 and
Gökhan Altıntaş
4
1
Kolin Const. Co., Akkoy Dam & HEPP Construction, Kurtun, Gumushane, Turkey
2
Istanbul Technical University, Civil Eng. Department, Ayazaga, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
3
Ege University, Department of Civil Engineering, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
4
Celal Bayar University, Department of Civil Engineering, Manisa, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Math. Comput. Appl. 2008, 13(1), 61-70; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca13010061
Published: 1 April 2008
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Abstract

The optimization of cut and fill volumes of a highway infrastructure is crucial for minimizing the total earthwork cost. Borrow material swells after excavation and shrinks when mechanical compaction is applied; in this respect, it may be misleading to calculate cut-fill volumes directly without considering the amount of swelling and/or shrinkage. On the other hand, determination of such factors characterizing shrinkage/swelling behavior is highly ambiguous. The aim of this paper is to present the applicability of a fuzzy rule-based system for choosing swelling/shrinkage factors affecting the precision of earthwork optimization. This approach may assist in any highway alignment procedure to handle cut and fill volumes more accurately.
Keywords: highway; swelling; shrinkage; fuzzy logic; earthwork optimization highway; swelling; shrinkage; fuzzy logic; earthwork optimization

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Göktepe, A.B.; Lav, A.H.; Altun, S.; Altıntaş, G. Fuzzy Decision Support System to Determine Swell/Shrink Factor Affecting Earthwork Optimization of Highways. Math. Comput. Appl. 2008, 13, 61-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca13010061

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Göktepe AB, Lav AH, Altun S, Altıntaş G. Fuzzy Decision Support System to Determine Swell/Shrink Factor Affecting Earthwork Optimization of Highways. Mathematical and Computational Applications. 2008; 13(1):61-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca13010061

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Göktepe, A. Burak, A. Hilmi Lav, Selim Altun, and Gökhan Altıntaş. 2008. "Fuzzy Decision Support System to Determine Swell/Shrink Factor Affecting Earthwork Optimization of Highways" Mathematical and Computational Applications 13, no. 1: 61-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca13010061

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Göktepe, A. B., Lav, A. H., Altun, S., & Altıntaş, G. (2008). Fuzzy Decision Support System to Determine Swell/Shrink Factor Affecting Earthwork Optimization of Highways. Mathematical and Computational Applications, 13(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca13010061

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