Convergence analysis of first order reliability method using chaos theory

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 563-571

  Yang, Dixiong ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Cheng, Gengdong ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chaotic dynamics; Convergent failure; FORM; Lyapunov exponents; Non linear maps; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CHAOS THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; OSCILLATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD (FORM); NON-LINEAR MAPS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 31644451523     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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