Research Article

Evaluation of the Adaptability of an EPB TBM to Tunnelling through Highly Variable Composite Strata

Table 1

Method for assigning values to elements aij in the judgment matrix A.

Value assignment basisaij

Ui and Uj are equally important1
Ui is slightly more important than Uj3
Ui is obviously more important than Uj5
Ui is definitely more important than Uj7
Ui is extremely more important than Uj9
Intermediate judgment for the above pairs2, 4, 6, and 8