RELTSYS: a computer program for life prediction of deteriorating systems

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 557-568

  Enright, Michael P ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETERIORATION; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; SERVICE LIFE;

DETERIORATING SYSTEMS; LIFE PREDICTION; NUMERICAL INTEGRATION; RELIABILITY OF TIME VARIANT SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033737114     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2000.9.6.557     Document Type: Article

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