Non-Gaussian solution for random rocking of slender rigid block

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-96

  Giannini, R ^a   Masiani, R ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; RELIABILITY; ROCKS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION; GAUSSIAN WHITE NOISE EXCITATION; NON GAUSSIAN SOLUTION; RANDOM ROCKING; SLENDER RIGID ROCK; TRANSIENT RESPONSE PROCESS;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 0030125749     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-8920(95)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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