A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for the Reliability Assessment of Municipal Infrastructure Asset Systems in Uganda

{ "background": "The reliability assessment of municipal infrastructure asset systems in developing nations is hindered by sparse, heterogeneous, and uncertain data. Traditional deterministic models often fail to capture the systemic uncertainties and hierarchical dependencies inherent in such complex networks.", "purpose and objectives": "This study aims to develop and validate a novel Bayesian hierarchical modelling framework for the reliability assessment of integrated municipal infrastructur