Dempster-Shafer theory in the analysis and design of uncertain engineering systems

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Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 135-160

  Rao, S S ^a   Annamdas, Kiran K ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

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Dempster Shafer Theory; Engineering design; Evidence; Fuzzy

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EID: 84868240884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2860-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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