Sensitivity measures for optimal mitigation of risk and reduction of model uncertainty

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-20

  Mahsuli, M ^a   Haukaas, T ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Model uncertainty; Probabilistic models; Reliability methods; Risk mitigation; Sensitivity analysis; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCRETES; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR WALLS; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

ENGINEERING ANALYSIS MODELS; GROUND SHAKING INTENSITY; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; RELIABILITY METHODS; RELIABILITY SENSITIVITY; RISK MITIGATION; UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876904396     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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