Probabilistic function evaluation system (ProFES) for reliability-based design

Structural Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 164-195

  Wu, Y T ^a   Shin, Youngwon ^a   Sues, Robert H ^a   Cesare, Mark A ^a  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Possibilistic analysis; Probabilistic analysis software; Probabilistic damage tolerance; Probability; Reliability; Reliability based optimization; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY;

POSSIBILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; PROBABILISTIC DAMAGE TOLERANCE; RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PROFES; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744500548     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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