The Applications of Rough Set Theory in Civil Engineering

This paper focuses on the comprehensive review of the literature on applications of rough set theory in Civil Engineering. The relationships between rough set theory and other mathematical methods, such as conventional statistical methods, fuzzy sets, and evidence theory, are briefly introduced. The applications of rough set theory in Civil Engineering are discussed in structure engineering, pavement engineering, traffic engineering, transportation engineering, land management, and water resources management. The great majority of civil engineering applications of rough set theory are based on the rule induction. Recent works on integration of rough set theory with other computing paradigms such as genetic algorithm, fuzzy logic, evidence theory are presented.