A Parameter tree approach to estimating system sensitivities to parameter sets

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-102

  Jarzemba, M S ^a   Sagar, B ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Parameter interactions; Post processor; Sensitivity analysis; System simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

PARAMETER TREE APPROACH;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 0034135456     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(99)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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