Confidence bounds on structural reliability estimations for offshore platforms

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-315

  De Leon, D ^a   Ang, A H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemic uncertainty; Offshore platforms; Risk management; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; ESTIMATION; MANAGERS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY; RETROFITTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CONFIDENCE BOUNDS; COST DECISIONS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY; MEAN VALUES; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; OPTIMAL INSPECTION; RELIABILITY INDEX; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MARGINS; SECOND ORDERS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 50249165824     PISSN: 09484280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00773-008-0019-0     Document Type: Article

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