Probability integration by directional simulation

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 1285-1302

  Bjerager, Peter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DIRECTIONAL SIMULATION; PROBABILITY INTEGRATION;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0024067349     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1988)114:8(1285)     Document Type: Article

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