Decision Analysis Applied to Tunnel Exploration Planning. I: Principles and Case Study
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Abstract
Exploration planning is a process of decision making under uncertainty. This paper, Part I of two dealing with the exploration problem, briefly reviews the decision analytical procedure for tunnel exploration, and provides practical techniques to do so. Specifically, this paper presents an approach by which the effect of additional exploration can be assessed before actually committing to exploration, through a process of so-called virtual exploration. This is practically done with an easy-to-use software package developed in Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Excel, called the Decision Aids for Tunnel Exploration. Part II will describe the uncertainties that enter into the tunnel exploration decision procedure, and will provide practical techniques to asses the effects of these uncertainties on the exploration decision making.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to acknowledge that the data for the Sucheon Tunnel were made available by the Korean Railroad Institute (KRRI) and SK Engineering & Construction. In particular, the help of Dr. J.-S. Lee in this regard was instrumental. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous ASCE reviewers for their many useful comments and suggestions which led to a significant improvement of the paper.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 133 • Issue 5 • May 2007
Pages: 344 - 353
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Received: Jan 4, 2006
Accepted: Oct 19, 2006
Published online: May 1, 2007
Published in print: May 2007
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