The possibilistic reliability theory: Theoretical aspects and applications

Structural Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-201

  Cremona, C ^a   Gao, Y ^a  

^a Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaus es   (France)

Author keywords

Distribution of possibility; Possibilistic linear regression; Possibility of failure; Possibility theory; Reliability index; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 0030653342     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4730(97)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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