Epistemic uncertainty propagation in reliability assessment of complex systems

International Journal of Performability Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-84

  Rao, K Durga ^a   Kushwaha, H S ^a   Verma, A K ^b   Srividya, A ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Aleatory uncertainty; Dempster Shafer theory; Epistemic uncertainty; Fuzzy set theory; Method of moments; Monte carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OUTAGES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALEATORY UNCERTAINTY; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; FAILURE REPAIRS; FUZZY-SET THEORY; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; RELIABILITY CALCULATION; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 84861676305     PISSN: 09731318     EISSN: 29938341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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