A Hybrid IF-FUCOM-GRA Approach and its Application to Determine Optimal Bacterial Concentrations on Mortar at Optimal Curing Day

Dey, Srila; Smarandache, Florentin; Debbarma, Rama; Majumder, Priyanka

doi:10.15388/22-INFOR504

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A Hybrid IF-FUCOM-GRA Approach and its Application to Determine Optimal Bacterial Concentrations on Mortar at Optimal Curing Day

Volume 34, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 223–248

Srila Dey Florentin Smarandache Rama Debbarma Priyanka Majumder

https://doi.org/10.15388/22-INFOR504

Pub. online: 19 December 2022 Type: Research Article

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Received
1 June 2022

Accepted
1 November 2022

Published
19 December 2022

Abstract

In this study, Intuitionistic Fuzzy Consistency Method (IF-FUCOM) and Grey Relation Analysis (GRA) were combined to assess the effects of Bacillus subtilis bacteria on concrete properties, as well as to determine the optimal bacteria concentration and curing day. Three different concentrations of bacteria were added to the mortar mixes, like 103, 105, and 107 cells/ml of water. Mortar samples were left to cure for 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days to evaluate compressive strength, water absorption, crack healing. According to the proposed algorithm, 105 bacteria are the optimal concentration, while 28 days is the ideal curing time.

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Biographies

Dey Srila

srilaagt10@gmail.com

S. Dey holds a BE degree (2013) from Sathyabama University, an MTech degree (2015) in structural engineering from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and is currently pursuing a PhD degree at National Institute of Technology, Agartala.

Smarandache Florentin

smarand@unm.edu

F. Smarandache received the MSc degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Craiova, Romania; the PhD degree in mathematics from the State University of Kishinev; and the PhD degree in applied mathematics from the Okayama University of Sciences, Japan. He has been the founder of neutrosophy (generalization of dialectics), neutrosophic set, logic, probability and statistics, since 1995. He is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of New Mexico, USA. He has published hundreds of articles and books on neutrosophic physics, superluminal and instantaneous physics, unmatter, quantum paradoxes, absolute theory of relativity, redshift and blueshift due to the medium gradient and refraction index besides the Doppler effect, paradoxism, outerart, neutrosophy as a new branch of philosophy, law of included multiple-middle, multispace and multistructure, hypersoft set, degree of dependence and independence between neutrosophic components, refined neutrosophic set, neutrosophic over-under-off-set, plithogenic set/logic/probability/statistics, neutrosophic triplet and duplet structures, quadruple neutrosophic structures, extension of algebraic structures to neutroalgebras and antialgebras, neutrogeometry & antigeometry, Dezert–Smarandache theory and so on to many peer-reviewed international journals and many books. He presented papers and plenary lectures to many international conferences around the world.

Debbarma Rama

ramadebbarma@gmail.com

R. Debbarma received PhD degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur. Her specialization is in structural engineering. Currently, she is working as an associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Agartala. She has published more than 30 research papers in international journals like SCI, SCOPUS and other reputed journals. Also, she has published more than 50 papers in international conferences and 10 book chapters. She has also presented international papers in Switzerland, USA, Bangladesh and many more renowned institutions in India.

Majumder Priyanka

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-8436

majumderpriyanka94@yahoo.com

P. Majumder received the BSc degree from Tripura University, in 2010, MSc and PhD degrees in mathematics from the National Institute of Technology Agartala, India, in 2012 and 2020. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor with the Department of Basic Science and Humanities Department (Mathematics), Techno College of Engineering Agartala, Maheshkhola, Agartala, Tripura. He is the author of two books and more than 33 articles.

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