Finite element-based structural reliability assessment using efficient directional simulation

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-267

  Nie, Jinsuo ^a   Ellingwood, Bruce R ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computation; Finite element method; Probability; Simulation; Steel frames; Structural engineering; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURAL NETWORKS; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY; STEEL; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

PERFORMANCE-BASED ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; VARIATION REDUCTION TECHNIQUES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14544276197     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2005)131:3(259)     Document Type: Article

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