Subset simulation and its application to seismic risk based on dynamic analysis

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 901-917

  Au, S K ^a   Beck, J L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Dynamic analysis; Markov chains; Reliability; Seismic effects; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

SEISMIC RISKS;

SEISMOLOGY;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 0041821969     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:8(901)     Document Type: Article

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