Stochastic finite element-based reliability analysis of space frames

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-65

  Papadopoulos, Vissarion ^a   Papadrakakis, Manolis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

SPACE FRAMES;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 0031700978     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-8920(97)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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