Benchmark study on reliability estimation in higher dimensions of structural systems - An overview

Structural Safety

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-182

  Schueller G I ^a   Pradlwarter, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Benchmark study; High dimensions; Structural reliability; Structural systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BENCHMARK STUDY; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 33847345140     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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