A stochastic finite element dynamic analysis of structures with uncertain parameters

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1071-1087

  Chakraborty, S ^a   Dey, S S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Harmonic random force; Monte Carlo simulation; Neumann expansion; Uncertain parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DYNAMIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CHOLESKY DECOMPOSITION; COVARIANCE METHOD; GAUSSIAN STOCHASTIC FIELD; HARMONIC FORCES; LOCAL AVERAGING METHOD; NEUMANN EXPANSION METHOD; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0032210382     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(98)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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