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Improved risk and reliability model for hydraulic structures
Author(s) -
Lee HanLin,
Mays Larry W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr019i006p01415
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , nonparametric statistics , conditional probability , event (particle physics) , probability distribution , risk assessment , hydraulic structure , probability model , econometrics , reliability engineering , computer science , statistics , mathematics , engineering , geotechnical engineering , power (physics) , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics
Improved dynamic risk and reliability models based upon conditional probability distributions are developed. The new dynamic risk model is shown to reflect more accurately the overall risk (probability of failure considering both hydrologic and hydraulic uncertainties) of a hydraulic structure. This dynamic risk model is also shown to have a close correspondence to nonparametric methods for evaluating the exceedance probability of a hydrologic event.