Condition assessment of buried pipes using hierarchical evidential reasoning model

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-122

  Bai, Hua ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^b   Najjaran, Homayoun ^c   Rajani, Balvant ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buried pipes; Damage assessment; Decision making; Deterioration; Probability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

BURIED PIPES; CONDITION ASSESSMENT; DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

EID: 39349092554     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2008)22:2(114)     Document Type: Article

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