Using random set theory to propagate epistemic uncertainty through a mechanical system

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 169-181

  Tonon, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemic uncertainty; Imprecise probabilities; Monte Carlo simulation; Random sets; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY; IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; RANDOM SETS; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

SET THEORY;

EID: 2642553937     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.03.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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