Quantification of prior knowledge in geotechnical site characterization
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- 作者：Zijun Caoa ; zijuncao@whu.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Yu Wangb ; yuwang@cityu.edu.hk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Dianqing Lia ; dianqing@whu.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Geotechnical site characterization ; Prior knowledge ; Prior distribution ; Engineering judgment ; Subjective probability
- 刊名：Engineering Geology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：25 March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：203
- 期：Complete
- 页码：107-116
- 全文大小：405 K
文摘
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This paper develops methods to quantify prior knowledge as prior distribution.
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Uniform prior distribution is suggested when there is no prevailing prior knowledge.
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Subjective probability assessment framework is developed for informative prior knowledge.
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Examples are provided to illustrate the methods.