Adaptation of fast Fourier transformations to estimate structural failure probability

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 473-485

  Penmetsa, Ravi C ^a   Grandhi, Ramana V ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY;

STRUCTURAL FAILURES;

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

EID: 0037352943     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(02)00104-X     Document Type: Article

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