Integrating Models and Data to Estimate the Structural Reliability of Utility Poles During Hurricanes

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1079-1094

  Han, Seung Ryong ^a   Rosowsky, David ^b   Guikema, Seth ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Data integration; Hurricane; Reliability

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; POLES; RELIABILITY;

BAYESIAN UPDATING; COMMUNICATION LINES; FAILURE MECHANISM; HURRICANE KATRINA; INFORMATIVE PRIORS; INTEGRATING MODEL; POWER SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

DATA INTEGRATION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATABASE; FAILURE MECHANISM; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM DAMAGE; UTILITY SECTOR;

EID: 84903472367     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12102     Document Type: Article

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