Estimating design values for extreme events

Extreme event populations are encountered in all domains of civil engineering. The classical and Bayesian statistical approaches for describing these populations are described and compared. Bayesian frameworks applied to such populations are reviewed and critiqued. The present Bayesian framework is...

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Main Author: Sparks, Douglas Frederick
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25109