Application of probabilistic neural networks in modelling structural deterioration of stormwater pipes

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-184

  Tran, D H ^a   Ng, A W M ^a   Perera, B J C ^a   Burn, S ^b   Davis, P ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterioration model; Discriminant analysis; Probabilistic neural networks; Stormwater pipes

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PIPE; DETERIORATION; DRAINAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STORM SEWERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DESIGN METHOD; MODELING; PIPE; SEWER NETWORK; STORMWATER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750989343     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620600961684     Document Type: Article

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