Efficient method for calculation of system reliability of a complex structure

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 18-19, 2004, Pages 5035-5050

  Park, S ^a   Choi, S ^b   Sikorsky, C ^c   Stubbs, N ^d  

^a Youngsan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Probability of failure; Statically indeterminate structure; System reliability

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; REDUNDANCY; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; RANDOM VARIABLES; STATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURE; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 10644245035     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2004.04.028     Document Type: Article

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