Incorporating uncertainty into bridge pier scour estimations

P. A. Johnson, B. M. Ayyub

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Abstract

»Pier scour» is the erosion of a streambed in the vicinity of bridge pier foundations and may eventually cause the bridge to become unstable. Fuzzy regression is used to develop a pier scour regression equation based on crisp laboratory data in which the regression coefficients are fuzzy parameters, thus producing fuzzy output. Field data is used to test the equations. The model provides a range of scour estimates for any given set of input data, each with an associated degree of belief. A number of drawbacks to this method are also presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2nd International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 1993
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages136-140
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)0818638508, 9780818638503
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Event2nd International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 1993 - College Park, United States
Duration: Apr 25 1993Apr 28 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2nd International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 1993

Conference

Conference2nd International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 1993
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCollege Park
Period4/25/934/28/93

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Statistics and Probability

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