Extremes in Engineering Applications

Enrique Castillo
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Enrique Castillo: University of Cantabria, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

A chapter in Extreme Value Theory and Applications, 1994, pp 15-42 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract I have been invited to give a talk on “Extremes in engineering applications” of survey type. This implies a revision of previous engineering works together with a critical analysis and discussion. Due to the impossibility of an exhaustive revision of existing engineering works, a small but sufficiently representative sample (see references at the end of the paper) has been carefully analyzed with the purpose of identifying possible applications and getting a general impression of what the engineer’s concerns and difficulties are, and how they can be solved. Thus, In section 2, we start by giving an overview of some fields where extreme values are relevant. Then, in Sections 3 to 4, we analyze the common engineer’s concerns and his real needs. In Section 5, we describe some of the solutions given to these problems in the past and we make a critical analysis. Finally, in Section 6, we give some conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords: Wave Height; Return Period; Survival Function; Exceedance Probability; Generalize Pareto Distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-3638-9_2

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