BASIC TECHNIQUES AND EXAMPLES OF COMPUTER SIMULATION

Computer simulation is one of the most useful techniques available to the statistician. However, current literature indicates that this approach has been widely used by engineers. This paper provides the basic tools for anyone with an elementary knowledge of statistical theory and computer programming to simulate a random normal process on a digital computer. The usefulness of this technique is illustrated by two examples that involve concrete strength specifications. The first deals with the determination of the best sampling plan for a quality-assurance testing program, and the second illustrates the simulation of a statistical acceptance procedure with a reduced pay schedule. Several FORTRAN subroutines are described for generating both uniform and normal random numbers, sorting a data array, selecting a random sample, calculating statistical parameters, and printing a histogram. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Weed, Richard M
• Conference:
  • 55th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1976-1-19 to 1976-1-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 44-50
• Monograph Title: Air sampling, quality control and concrete
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 613
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Computer programs; Concrete; Digital computers; Failure; Histograms; Quality assurance; Sampling; Specifications; Statistics; Stochastic processes; Strength of materials
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Old TRIS Terms: Base failure
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163033
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025893
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM