Bounds on structural system reliability in the presence of interval variables

Computers and Structures

Volumn 85, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 320-329

  Adduri, Phani R ^a   Penmetsa, Ravi C ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Convolution integral; Fast Fourier transforms; Random variables; Reliability bounds; System reliability; Uncertain intervals

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COSTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

CONVOLUTION INTEGRALS; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY BOUNDS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; UNCERTAIN INTERVALS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846354275     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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