The Uncertain Foundation
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Model Uncertainties In Foundation Design
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Author : Chong Tang (Civil engineer)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Model Uncertainties In Foundation Design written by Chong Tang (Civil engineer) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Dead loads (Mechanics) categories.
Geotechnical design codes worldwide are increasingly being directed to reliability-based design, for which the characterization of model uncertainty is a critical element. This practical book is based on a global load test database which provides information on the foundation, site or soil investigation, and load test results.
The Uncertain Foundations Of Post Keynesian Economics
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Author : Stephen Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-04-05
The Uncertain Foundations Of Post Keynesian Economics written by Stephen Dunn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Pt. 1. The uncertain foundations of post Keynesian economics -- pt. 2. The nature of uncertainty -- pt. 3. The future of post Keynesianism.
Uncertainty Theory
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Author : Baoding Liu
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2004
Uncertainty Theory written by Baoding Liu and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.
"This book provides a self-contained, comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of uncertainty theory. The main purpose is to equip the readers with an axiomatic approach to deal with uncertainty. Mathematicians, researchers, engineers, designers and students in the field of applied mathematics, operations research, statistics, industrial engineering, information science and management science will find this work a useful reference."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Uncertainty Quantification And Predictive Computational Science
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Author : Ryan G. McClarren
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-23
Uncertainty Quantification And Predictive Computational Science written by Ryan G. McClarren and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-23 with Science categories.
This textbook teaches the essential background and skills for understanding and quantifying uncertainties in a computational simulation, and for predicting the behavior of a system under those uncertainties. It addresses a critical knowledge gap in the widespread adoption of simulation in high-consequence decision-making throughout the engineering and physical sciences. Constructing sophisticated techniques for prediction from basic building blocks, the book first reviews the fundamentals that underpin later topics of the book including probability, sampling, and Bayesian statistics. Part II focuses on applying Local Sensitivity Analysis to apportion uncertainty in the model outputs to sources of uncertainty in its inputs. Part III demonstrates techniques for quantifying the impact of parametric uncertainties on a problem, specifically how input uncertainties affect outputs. The final section covers techniques for applying uncertainty quantification to make predictions under uncertainty, including treatment of epistemic uncertainties. It presents the theory and practice of predicting the behavior of a system based on the aggregation of data from simulation, theory, and experiment. The text focuses on simulations based on the solution of systems of partial differential equations and includes in-depth coverage of Monte Carlo methods, basic design of computer experiments, as well as regularized statistical techniques. Code references, in python, appear throughout the text and online as executable code, enabling readers to perform the analysis under discussion. Worked examples from realistic, model problems help readers understand the mechanics of applying the methods. Each chapter ends with several assignable problems. Uncertainty Quantification and Predictive Computational Science fills the growing need for a classroom text for senior undergraduate and early-career graduate students in the engineering and physical sciences and supports independent study by researchers and professionals who must include uncertainty quantification and predictive science in the simulations they develop and/or perform.
Model Uncertainties In Foundation Design
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Author : Chong Tang
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2021-03-16
Model Uncertainties In Foundation Design written by Chong Tang and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Model Uncertainties in Foundation Design is unique in the compilation of the largest and the most diverse load test databases to date, covering many foundation types (shallow foundations, spudcans, driven piles, drilled shafts, rock sockets and helical piles) and a wide range of ground conditions (soil to soft rock). All databases with names prefixed by NUS are available upon request. This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the model factor mean (bias) and coefficient of variation (COV) for ultimate and serviceability limit state based on these databases. These statistics can be used directly for AASHTO LRFD calibration. Besides load test databases, performance databases for other geo-structures and their model factor statistics are provided. Based on this extensive literature survey, a practical three-tier scheme for classifying the model uncertainty of geo-structures according to the model factor mean and COV is proposed. This empirically grounded scheme can underpin the calibration of resistance factors as a function of the degree of understanding – a concept already adopted in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and being considered for the new draft for Eurocode 7 Part 1 (EN 1997-1:202x). The helical pile research in Chapter 7 was recognised by the 2020 ASCE Norman Medal.
Uncertainty And Information
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Author : George J. Klir
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2005-11-22
Uncertainty And Information written by George J. Klir and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Deal with information and uncertainty properly and efficientlyusing tools emerging from generalized information theory Uncertainty and Information: Foundations of Generalized InformationTheory contains comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of resultsthat have emerged from a research program begun by the author inthe early 1990s under the name "generalized information theory"(GIT). This ongoing research program aims to develop a formalmathematical treatment of the interrelated concepts of uncertaintyand information in all their varieties. In GIT, as in classicalinformation theory, uncertainty (predictive, retrodictive,diagnostic, prescriptive, and the like) is viewed as amanifestation of information deficiency, while information isviewed as anything capable of reducing the uncertainty. A broadconceptual framework for GIT is obtained by expanding theformalized language of classical set theory to include moreexpressive formalized languages based on fuzzy sets of varioustypes, and by expanding classical theory of additive measures toinclude more expressive non-additive measures of varioustypes. This landmark book examines each of several theories for dealingwith particular types of uncertainty at the following fourlevels: * Mathematical formalization of the conceived type ofuncertainty * Calculus for manipulating this particular type ofuncertainty * Justifiable ways of measuring the amount of uncertainty in anysituation formalizable in the theory * Methodological aspects of the theory With extensive use of examples and illustrations to clarify complexmaterial and demonstrate practical applications, generoushistorical and bibliographical notes, end-of-chapter exercises totest readers' newfound knowledge, glossaries, and an Instructor'sManual, this is an excellent graduate-level textbook, as well as anoutstanding reference for researchers and practitioners who dealwith the various problems involving uncertainty and information. AnInstructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all theproblems in the book is available from the Wiley editorialdepartment.
Comfortable With Uncertainty
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Author : Pema Chödrön
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2008
Comfortable With Uncertainty written by Pema Chödrön and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chodron offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help readers cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living.
Uncertainty And Ground Conditions
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Author : Martin van Staveren
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-09-27
Uncertainty And Ground Conditions written by Martin van Staveren and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
All civil engineering and construction projects require some sort of solid foundation, but ground conditions bring some degree of uncertainty to every project. Dealing properly with uncertainty over ground conditions can make the difference between the commercial success and failure of a project.With the costs of failing to accurately predict groun
Living Beautifully
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Author : Pema Chodron
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2019-05-21
Living Beautifully written by Pema Chodron and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with Religion categories.
Instant bestseller: Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön shares life-changing practices for living with wisdom, confidence, and integrity amidst confusing situations and uncertain times We live in difficult times. Life so often seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy our world. Why, then, shouldn’t we cling to the certainty of the comfortable—to our deep-seated habits and familiar ways? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infinitely more powerful experience of being fully alive. The Buddhist teachings she presents here—known as the “Three Commitments”—provide a treasure trove of wisdom for learning to step right into the unknown, to completely and fearlessly embrace the groundlessness of being human, for people of all faiths. When we do, we begin to see not only how much better it feels to live an openhearted life, but we find that we begin to naturally and more effectively reach out to help and heal all those around us.
Fact Finding Without Facts
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Author : Nancy A. Combs
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-30
Fact Finding Without Facts written by Nancy A. Combs and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-30 with Law categories.
Fact-Finding Without Facts explores international criminal fact-finding - empirically, conceptually, and normatively. After reviewing thousands of pages of transcripts from various international criminal tribunals, the author reveals that international criminal trials are beset by numerous and severe fact-finding impediments that substantially impair the tribunals' ability to determine who did what to whom. These fact-finding impediments have heretofore received virtually no publicity, let alone scholarly treatment, and they are deeply troubling not only because they raise grave concerns about the accuracy of the judgments currently being issued but because they can be expected to similarly impair the next generation of international trials that will be held at the International Criminal Court. After setting forth her empirical findings, the author considers their conceptual and normative implications. The author concludes that international criminal tribunals purport a fact-finding competence that they do not possess and, as a consequence, base their judgments on a less precise, more amorphous method of fact-finding than they publicly acknowledge.