Fuzzy sets based interpretation of the safety factor

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 157, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2495-2512

  Elishakoff, Isaac ^a   Ferracuti, Barbara ^b  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy numbers; Possibility theory; Probability theory; Reliability; Safety factor

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; RELIABILITY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; YIELD STRESS;

FUZZY NUMBERS; POSSIBILITY THEORY; PROBABILITY THEORY; SAFETY FACTORS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 33747049806     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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