Probabilistic assessment on the basis of interval data

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-345

  Thacker, Ben H ^a,b   Huyse, Luc J ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Reliability and Materials Integrity   (United States)

Author keywords

Beyesian analysis; Conflicting data; Expert knowledge; Interval data; Modal uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR DETECTION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BEYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONFLICTING DATA; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; INTERVAL DATA; MODAL UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 34147164434     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2007.25.3.331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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