Deterministic and reliability-based optimization of truss bridges

Computers and Structures

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 767-775

  Nakib, R ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRUSSES;

RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMIZATION; TRUSS BRIDGES;

BRIDGES;

EID: 0031335163     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(94)E0289-E     Document Type: Article

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