A semi-analytical simulation method for reliability assessments of structural systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-281

  Li, Guo Qiang ^a   Li, Jin Jun ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Exponential polynomial method; Monte Carlo simulation; Reliability assessment; Structural systems; Variance reduction techniques

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

EID: 0036891271     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(02)00171-0     Document Type: Article

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