Bayesian updating of fragilities with application to RC frames

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 922-929

  Singhal, Ajay ^a   Kiremidjian, Anne S ^b  

^a K2 Technologies   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

FRAGILITY ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032139519     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1998)124:8(922)     Document Type: Article

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