Geometrically nonlinear finite element reliability analysis of structural systems. II: applications

Computers and Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 693-709

  Frangopol, Dan M ^a   Imai, Kiyohiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Planning Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TRUSSES;

DISPLACEMENT; FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD; GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0343605268     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(00)00011-0     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Imai K, Frangopol DM. Geometrically nonlinear finite element reliability analysis of structural systems. I: theory. Comput Struct, 2000;77(6):677-91.
2. Kanchi M.B. Matrix methods of structural analysis. 1993;Wiley Eastern, New Delhi.
3. Estes A.C., Frangopol D.M. RELSYS: a computer program for structural system reliability. Struct Engng Mech. 6(8):1998;901-919.
4. Liu P-L, Der Kiureghian A. Finite element reliability methods for geometrically nonlinear structures. Report No. UCB/SEMM-89/05. Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1989.
5. Liu P.-L., Der Kiureghian A. Finite element reliability of geometrically nonlinear uncertain structures. J Engng Mech. 117(8):1989;1806-1825.
6. Imai K. Reliability analysis of geometrically nonlinear structures with application to suspension bridges. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1999.
7. Thoft-Christensen P., Murotsu Y. Application of structural systems reliability theory. 1986;Springer, Berlin.