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Apr 26, 2012
Confidence in Expert Opinion: A Structural Engineering View
Authors: Gary C. Hart [email protected], Ayse Hortacsu [email protected], and Stephanie A. King CA, [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Forensic Engineering (2006)
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This paper first briefly describes a method for using consensus-based publicly-available models and computer software to estimate earthquake-induced structural damage. Next, and the primary focus of the paper, is the presentation of a technique for quantifying and increasing the confidence in the damage estimate with the use of the professional structural engineering culture and the principles of probability theory.
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Forensic Engineering (2006)
Pages: 489 - 495
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© 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, and Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Santa Monica, CA. E-mail: [email protected]
Senior Engineer, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA. E-mail: [email protected]
Associate, Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Mountain View. E-mail: CA, [email protected]
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