Uncertainty modeling of data and uncertainty propagation for risk studies

4th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 184-191

  Wilcox, R C ^a   Ayyub, B M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Design engineering; Fault trees; Information analysis; Measurement uncertainty; Performance analysis; Possibility theory; Probability distribution; Reliability engineering; Risk analysis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN ENGINEERING; FAULT-TREES; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POSSIBILITY THEORY; RELIABILITY ENGINEERING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84944715485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISUMA.2003.1236160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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