Fuzzy reliability analysis of laminated composites

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 665-683

  Chen, Jianqiao ^a   Wei, Junhong ^a   Xu, Yurong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy reliability; Generalized limit state function; Laminated composites; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MUD LOGGING;

FIRST-ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD (FORM); FUZZY RELIABILITY; GENERALIZED LIMIT STATE FUNCTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 33645298173     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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