Integrated treatment of model and parameter uncertainties through a Bayesian approach

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-54

  Droguett, Enrique López ^a   Mosleh, Ali ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Model uncertainty; models; reliability; risk assessment; uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; MODEL AVERAGING; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NON-BAYESIAN APPROACH; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; MODELS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873935014     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748006X12461332     Document Type: Article

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