Reliability analysis of linear dynamical systems using approximate representations of performance functions

Structural Safety

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-237

  Jensen, Hector A ^a   Valdebenito, Marcos A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Approximation concepts; Importance sampling; Linear dynamical systems; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

APPROXIMATION CONCEPTS; FAILURE PROBABILITIES; LINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; RANDOM STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33847350815     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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