Confidence intervals of long-term prediction and synthesis of creep compliance prediction estimates for expanded polystyrene (EPS) under permanent compressive stress

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 688-697

  Gnip, I Y ^a   Vaitkus, S ^a   Kersulis V ^a   Vejelis, S ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Confidence interval prediction; Creep compliance; Expanded polystyrene (EPS); Permanent compressive stress; Synthesis of predictions

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

A-DENSITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL PREDICTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CREEP COMPLIANCE; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS); LONG-TERM PREDICTION; PERMANENT COMPRESSIVE STRESS; SYNTHESIS OF PREDICTIONS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 49249093020     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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