The role of nondeterminism in computational model verification and validation

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1237-1250

  Thacker, Ben H ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Reliability and Materials Integrity   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISKS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING PREDICTIONS; NONDETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 28844463503     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-1902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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