Evaluation of Load Values Using the Gumbel Model

The paper deals with application of the Gumbel model to evaluation of the environmental loads. According to recommendations of Eurocodes, the conventional method of determining return period and characteristic values of loads utilizes the theory of extremes and implicitly assumes that the cumulative...

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Main Authors: Wolinski S., Pytlowany T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2012-06-01
Series:Archives of Civil Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ace.2012.58.issue-2/v.10169-012-0012-1/v.10169-012-0012-1.xml?format=INT