Extended uniform distribution accounting for uncertainty of uncertainty

Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Analysis, Modeling, and Management - Proceedings of the ICVRAM 2011 and ISUMA 2011 Conferences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 78-85

  Goulet, James A ^a   Smith, Ian F C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cms4si; Extended uniform distribution; System identification; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CMS4SI; ENGINEERING TASKS; EXTENDED UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; HIGHER ORDER; INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE; RELIABILITY AND ROBUSTNESS; SYSTEM IDENTIFICATIONS; UNCERTAINTIES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; USER EXPERIENCE;

ERRORS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958119362     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41170(400)10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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