Bounds on system reliability by linear programming

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-636

  Song, Junho ^a   Kiureghian, Armen Der ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear programming; Probabilistic methods; Reliability analysis; Structural reliability; System reliability

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBABILITY;

SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL THEORY;

EID: 0038008191     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:6(627)     Document Type: Article

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