Parallel solution methods for stochastic finite element analysis using Monte Carlo simulation

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 305-320

  Papadrakakis, M ^a   Kotsopulos, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (SFEM);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033528027     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00147-9     Document Type: Article

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