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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Probabilistic theory"”.
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Redundancy in Steel Braced Frames Under Seismic Excitations
A new redundancy factor from probabilistic theory of performance evaluation is derived and determined for all of the calculated braced frames. The new redundancy factors are compared with the redundancy factors currently required by code. Fragility curves are also calculated for each building. …
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Transporte de estruturas offshore sobre balsa
… problem is presented. The analyses, founded in a probabilistic theory, were performed considering 5 sets of barge/structure in 2 headings and 15 sea states. The results from a flexible barge analysis and from a rigid barge analysis were compared. Also the critic sea state mean period was …
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Enhancements and computational evaluation of the hit-and-run random walk on polyhedra
… useful information about the set in relation to probabilistic theory and geometric properties. The symmetry function is a measure of how symmetric the convex set is, and for a point, intuitively it measures how symmetric the set is with respect to that point. We call a point of high symmetry …
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Acceleration of Jaccard's Index Algorithm for Training to Tag Damage on Post-earthquake Images
… of evaluating the quality of the expert, using probabilistic theory we first need to implement a tool able to compare different images classified by different experts and apply a certainty level to the experts tagged labels. This master's thesis implements this comparative tool. We also decided …
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Load and resistance factor design of cold-formed stainless steel structural members
… were developed on the basis of the first order probabilistic theory, for which only the mean value and coefficient of variation of variables are required. These variables reflect the uncertainties in mechanical properties of materials, load effects, design assumption, and fabrication.</p> <p>As …
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Mathematical modelling and optimisation of the formulation and manufacture of aggregate food products
In this PhD study, mathematical modelling and optimisation of granola production has been carried out. Granola is an aggregated food product used in breakfast cereals and cereal bars. It is a baked crispy food product typically incorporating oats, other cereals and nuts bound together with a …
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If there are exceptions, it is still a rule : a probabilistic understanding of conditionals
… psychological meaning of “if” have proposed a probabilistic interpretation of conditional sentences. According to the proponents of probabilistic approaches, sentences like “If the weather is nice, I will be at the beach tomorrow” (or “If p, then q” in the abstract version) express a high …