An assessment model of water pipe condition using Bayesian inference

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 495-504

  Wang, Chen Wan ^a   Niu, Zhi Guang ^a   Jia, Hui ^b   Zhang, Hong Wei ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Condition assessment; Pipe factor; Water distribution system; Weight

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT MODELS; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; CONDITION ASSESSMENT; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; DUCTILE CAST IRONS; FACTOR WEIGHT; IDENTIFICATION PROBLEM; INFORMATIVE PRIORS; INNER COATINGS; NEW APPROACHES; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; PIPE DETERIORATION; PIPE MATERIAL; RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SOIL CONDITIONS; TRENCH DEPTH; UNCERTAINTY BOUNDS; WATER PIPES; WEIGHT VALUES;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CAST IRON; COATINGS; DETERIORATION; INFERENCE ENGINES; IRON; ROADS AND STREETS; STEEL BRIDGES; WATER PIPELINES; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

PIPE;

EID: 77954507000     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A0900628     Document Type: Article

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