Auxiliary domain method for solving multi-objective dynamic reliability problems for nonlinear structures

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-363

  Katafygiotis, Lambros ^a   Moan, Torgeir ^b   Cheung, Sai Hung ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY;

AUXILIARY FAILURE DOMAIN (AFD); GAUSSIAN RANDOM EXCITATIONS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 34147164946     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2007.25.3.347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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