Random sets of probability measures in slope hydrology and stability analysis

ZAMM Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik

Volumn 84, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 710-720

  Hall, Jim W ^a   Rubio, Eva ^b   Anderson, Malcolm G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Hydrology; Imprecise probability; Random set theory; Slope stability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544230675     PISSN: 00442267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zamm.200410146     Document Type: Conference Paper

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