Probabilistic design and analysis of building performances: Methodology and application example

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 202-211

  Van Gelder, Liesje ^a   Janssen, Hans ^a   Roels, Staf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Optimisation; Probabilistic analysis; Probabilistic design; Robust design

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION; OPTIMISATIONS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC DESIGN; ROBUST DESIGNS; UNCERTAINTY AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902012746     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.04.042     Document Type: Article

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