Bayesian analysis for causes of failure at a water utility

Built Environment Project and Asset Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-210

  Singh, Amarjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

A posteriori; A priori; Bayes theorem; Corrosion; Pipes; Preventive maintenance; Probability of failure; Replacement; Water supply engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878812717     PISSN: 2044124X     EISSN: 20441258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441241111180433     Document Type: Article

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