Search for dissertations about: "probability"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 2288 swedish dissertations containing the word probability.

  2. 16. Wheels, Rails and Insulated Joints - Damage and Failure Probability at High Speed and Axle Load

    Author : Johan Sandström; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; rail breaks; probability; railway mechanics; contact mechanics; insulated joints; defects; fatigue;

    Abstract : The thesis deals with some fatigue related problems in railway mechanics related to increased axle loads and speeds. The focus is on defects and discontinuities in the wheel--rail system that affect the risk of fatigue and fracture of railway components such as wheels, rails and insulated joints. READ MORE

  4. 17. Essays on Gaussian Probability Laws with Stochastic Means and Variances : With Applications to Financial Economics

    Author : Anders Eriksson; Lars Forsberg; Menelaos Karanasos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; Approximating a function of random variables; Skewness Modeling; Skewed GARCH process; Lévy Process; Option pricing; Statistik; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This work consists of four articles concerning Gaussian probability laws with stochastic means and variances. The first paper introduces a new way of approximating the probability distribution of a function of random variables. This is done with a Gaussian probability law with stochastic mean and variance. READ MORE

  5. 18. On Probability in Geotechnics. Random Calculation Models Exemplified on Slope Stability Analysis and Ground-Superstructure Interaction

    Author : Claes Alén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; random; creep; slope stability; calculation; interaction; design; limit state; probability; statistics; geotechnics;

    Abstract : The thesis deals with uncertainty in calculation modelling. Emphasis is put on the design state. Design is a chain of decisions under uncertainty. A probabilistic approach is used to describe the uncertainty and calculations as a way to reveal the uncertainty. READ MORE

  6. 19. Robust analysis of uncertainty in scientific assessments

    Author : Ivette Raices Cruz; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; expert knowledge; robust Bayesian analysis; scientific assessments; subjective probability; uncertainty analysis;

    Abstract : Uncertainty refers to any limitation in knowledge. Identifying and characterizing uncertainty in conclusions is important to ensure transparency and avoid over or under confidence in scientific assessments. Quantitative expressions of uncertainty are less ambiguous compared to uncertainty expressed qualitatively, or not at all. READ MORE

  7. 20. Perturbed Renewal Equations with Non-Polynomial Perturbations

    Author : Ying Ni; Dmitrii Silvestrov; Anatoliy Malyarenko; Yuri Belyaev; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Renewal equation; perturbed renewal equation; non-polynomial perturbation; exponential asymptotic expansion; risk process; ruin probability; Mathematical statistics; Matematisk statistik; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a model of nonlinearly perturbed continuous-time renewal equation with nonpolynomial perturbations. The characteristics, namely the defect and moments, of the distribution function generating the renewal equation are assumed to have expansions with respect to a non-polynomial asymptotic scale: $\{\varphi_{\nn} (\varepsilon) =\varepsilon^{\nn \cdot \w}, \nn \in \mathbf{N}_0^k\}$  as $\varepsilon \to 0$, where $\mathbf{N}_0$ is the set of non-negative integers, $\mathbf{N}_0^k \equiv \mathbf{N}_0 \times \cdots \times \mathbf{N}_0, 1\leq k . READ MORE