A Fuzzy Rule-Based Engine to Predict Noise Annoyance

Subject Areas : Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Ramin Zare ¹ , Seyed Majid Alavi ²

1 - Department of Environment, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Mathematics department, Arak branch, Islamic Azad university-Arak-Iran

Received: 2022-03-12 Accepted : 2022-03-19 Published : 2021-05-01

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