Confidence factor?

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 989-1007

  Franchin, Paolo ^a   Pinto, Paolo Emilio ^a   Rajeev, Pathmanathan ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk ROSE School   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis Method; Confidence Factor; Knowledge Level; Material Properties; Modeling Assumptions; Reinforced Concrete; Reinforcement Details; Testing and Inspection

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; CONFIDENCE FACTOR; KNOWLEDGE LEVEL; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MODELING ASSUMPTIONS; TESTING AND INSPECTION;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CONCRETE TESTING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PROFITABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETROFITTING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956326971     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460903527948     Document Type: Article

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