Application of a reliability analysis model to bridge flutter under extreme winds

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 155-167

  Ge, Y J ^a   Xiang, H F ^b   Tanaka, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bridges; Critical flutter speed; Extreme wind speed; Flutter; Probability; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

LIMIT STATE FUNCTION;

WIND EFFECTS;

BRIDGE; FLUTTER; WIND ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033865765     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(00)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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