A Fuzzy AHP-Based Method for Comprehensive Blasting Vibration Comfort Evaluation Forecast

Table 4

Meanings of scales in the model.

Scale	Meaning
1	The two factors are equally important
2	The importance ratio of the two factors ranges between scale 1 and scale 3
3	The former factor is slightly more important than the latter
4	The importance ratio of the two factors ranges between scale 3 and scale 5
5	The former factor is obviously more important than the latter
6	The importance ratio of the two factors ranges between scale 5 and scale 7
7	The former factor is intensely more important than the latter
8	The importance ratio of the two factors ranges between scale 7 and scale 9
9	The former factor is extremely more important than the latter