Hybrid knowledge-based expert system and multi-criteria analysis for minimizing erosion and sedimentation due to stormwater in Malaysian construction sites

• Main Authors: Al-Ani I.A.R., Sidek L.M., Desa M.N.M., Ahmad Basri N.E.
• Other Authors: 42261029700
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Best management practices; Expert systems; Multi-criteria analysis; Soil erosion; Stormwater; Civil engineering; Construction industry; Environmental management; Sedimentology; Sediments; Storms; Construction projects; Construction sites; Decision makers; Erosion and sedimentation; Heavy rainfall; Human expertise; Knowledge-based expert systems; Land clearing; Malaysia; Malaysians; Multi Criteria Analysis; Multi-criteria; Sediment control; Soil loss; Stormwater control; Stormwaters; Tropical zones; Waterbodies; Erosion

Malaysia is located in a tropical zone wherein heavy rainfall occurs in all seasons of the year. Land clearing and earthwork activities combined with heavy rainfall and the widely varied topography can result in severe soil loss that shall eventually be deposited into the adjacent water bodies via s...