Uncertainty analysis in the sustainable design of concrete structures: A probabilistic method

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 865-873

  Del Caño, Alfredo ^a   Gómez, Diego ^a   De La Cruz, M Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Decision support systems; Monte Carlo; Quantitative analysis; Simulation; Standards and codes; Sustainable development; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; SIMULATION; STANDARDS AND CODES; STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84870251067     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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