Probabilistic failure analysis by importance sampling Markov chain simulation

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-311

  Au , S K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Markov chains; Monte Carlo method; Probabilistic methods; Reliabilty analysis; Sampling; Structural failures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MARKOV CHAIN;

EID: 1642569734     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:3(303)     Document Type: Article

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