A model for the seismic reliability assessment of electric power transmission systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-22

  Ang, A H S ^a   Pires, J A ^a   Villaverde, R ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY;

POWER FAILURE PROBABILITY; SEISMIC RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 0029754729     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8320(95)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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