Genetic algorithms in probabilistic finite element analysis of geotechnical problems

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 555-563

  Cui, Lijie ^a   Sheng, Daichao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element method; FOSM; Genetic algorithms; Hasofer Lind reliability index; Performance function; Probability of failure

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY;

HASOFER-LIND RELIABILITY INDEX; PERFORMANCE FUNCTION; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32644450230     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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