Time-variant reliability-oriented structural optimization and a renewal model for life-cycle costing

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-183

  Streicher, H ^a   Rackwitz, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

One level optimization; Outcrossing approach; Series systems; Structural reliability; Time variant

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; DETERIORATION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VECTORS; VEHICLES;

ONE-LEVEL-OPTIMIZATION; OUTCROSSING APPROACH; SERIES SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; TIME-VARIANT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1142292334     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2003.11.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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