Multiattribute selection from alternative designs of infrastructure components for accidental situations

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 346-358

  Zavadskas, Edmundas K ^a   Vaidogas, Egidijus R ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; FAILURE PROBABILITY; INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE; PROTECTIVE BARRIER; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; SERVICE CONDITIONS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS; SYSTEM COMPONENTS;

ACCIDENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN METHOD; INFRASTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 65749093997     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2009.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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