Uncertainty has been a concern to engineers, managers, and scientists for many years in engineering and sciences. Uncertainty has for a long time been considered synonymous with random, stochastic, statistic, or probabilistic. Since the early sixties views on uncertainty have become more heterogeneous and more tools that model uncertainty than statistics have been proposed by several engineers and scientists. The tool/ method to model uncertainty in a specific context should really be choices by considering the features of the phenomenon under consideration not independently of what is known about the system and what causes uncertainty. Applied Research in Uncertainty Modeling Analysis concentrates on general aspects of uncertainty, modeling, and methods, and consists of large numbers of examples on engineering and sciences.
Author(s): Nii O. Attoh-Okine, Bilal M. Ayyub (Editors)
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 552
CONTENTS......Page 16
List of Contributors......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
1. Philosophical and Theoretical Bases for Analyzing and Modeling Uncertainty and Ignorance......Page 18
2. A Self-Organizing Neural Network by Dynamic and Spatial Changing Weights......Page 36
3. Simulation of Fuzzy Systems I......Page 48
4. Simulation of Fuzzy Systems II......Page 78
5. Event Related Potential Noise Reduction Using the Hidden Tree Markov Model......Page 108
6. Change Detection in Image Sequence Based on Markov Random Field and Mean Field Theory......Page 132
7. Analysis of Multi-Channel Subdural EEG by Recurrent Neural Networks......Page 156
8. Multicriteria Optimization Under Parametric Uncertainty......Page 178
9. Design of Neural Networks for Pavement Rutting......Page 210
10. Neural Networks for Residential Infrastructure Management......Page 232
11. Evaluation Simulation in Underground Mall by Artificial Life Technology......Page 266
12. Epistemic Uncertainty and the Management of High Risk Exposures......Page 284
13. Experiment with a Hierarchical Text Categorization Method on Wipo Patent Collections......Page 300
14. Study of Transportation and Uncertainty......Page 320
15. Multi Agent Systems Approach to Parking Facilities Management......Page 338
16. Modeling Transportation Choice Through Utility – Based Multi- Layer FeedForward Networks......Page 358
17. Heterogeneity in Commuter Departure Time Decision a Prospect Theoretic Approach......Page 386
18. Importance of Fuzzy Sets Definitions for Fuzzy Signal Controllers......Page 416
19. Reliability Evaluation of Realistic Structures Using FEM......Page 434
20. Simulation in Risk-Based Codified Engineering Design......Page 460
21. System Identification at Local Level Under Uncertainty......Page 478
22. Uncertainty Modeling of Chloride Contamination and Corrosion of Concrete Bridges......Page 508
23. Redundancy Analysis of Structural Systems......Page 530
C......Page 550
E......Page 551
F......Page 552
H......Page 553
I......Page 554
M......Page 555
O......Page 557
R......Page 558
S......Page 559
U......Page 561
Y......Page 562
