Efficient solution of stochastic systems: Application to the embankment dam problem

Structural Safety

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-251

  Ghanem, Roger ^a   Saad, George ^a   Doostan, Alireza ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Karhunen Loeve expansion; Polynomial chaos decomposition; Stochastic finite elements; Stochastic model reduction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYNOMIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

KARHUNEN-LOEVE EXPANSION; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS DECOMPOSITION; STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENTS; STOCHASTIC MODEL REDUCTION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; EMBANKMENT DAMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYNOMIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 33847418400     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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