A computational method for first-excursion reliability

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-386

  Ning, Liu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

First excursion reliability; Nonlinear performance function; Nonstationary processes; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; PROBABILITY;

FIRST EXCURSION RELIABILITY; NONLINEAR PERFORMANCE FUNCTION; NONSTATIONARY PROCESSES; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030282905     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02487803     Document Type: Article

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