Fuzzy reliability analysis of concrete structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 1033-1052

  Biondini, Fabio ^a   Bontempi, Franco ^b   Malerba, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti optimization; Concrete structures; Fuzzy criteria; Genetic algorithms; Non linear analysis; Structural reliability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ANTI-OPTIMIZATION; FUZZY CRITERIA; NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; UNCERTAINITY;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 2442423466     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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