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Application of Probability and Entropy Concepts in Hydraulics

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Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering

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This paper describes the present status of efforts to develop an alternative approach to hydraulics, in which probability and entropy concepts are combined with deterministic, fluid-mechanics principles. Some results of applying the approach in analysis and modeling of flows in pipes and open channels are also presented.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA

    Chao-Lin Chiu

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  1. Departments of Systems Design Engineering and Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Keith W. Hipel

  2. Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

    A. Ian McLeod

  3. Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    A. Ian McLeod

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    U. S. Panu

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

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Chiu, CL. (1994). Application of Probability and Entropy Concepts in Hydraulics. In: Hipel, K.W., McLeod, A.I., Panu, U.S., Singh, V.P. (eds) Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 10/3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3083-9_10

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