Probabilistic design using empirical distributions

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 2350-2360

  Vittal, S ^a   Hajela, P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBABILISTIC DESIGN; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0042512084     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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