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Improved Attribute Interval Evaluation Theory for Risk Assessment of Geological Disasters in Underground Engineering and Its Application

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Based on the theory of attribute mathematics, this paper improves on the attribute interval evaluation theory. The main feature is that the evaluation index is an interval rather than a certain value. Using single index attribute analysis of the upper and lower limits of the interval, the paper proposes two calculation methods for the multiple index synthetic attribute measure. Based on the original AIET software, we develop a new set of software packages (NEW AIET) that can automatically complete a large number of calculations in a few seconds. Via engineering application, the accuracy and feasibility of geological disaster risk assessment are verified and can be used to better evaluate engineering disaster risk.

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The research described in this paper was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (51879148, 51709159, 51911530214), the Fundamental Research Funds of Key Laboratory of Highway Technology and Safety Assessment of Shandong Province.

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Yang, W., Ding, R., Zhou, Z. et al. Improved Attribute Interval Evaluation Theory for Risk Assessment of Geological Disasters in Underground Engineering and Its Application. Geotech Geol Eng 38, 2465–2477 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-019-01162-y

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