Adaptive random field mesh refinements in stochastic finite element reliability analysis of structures

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-54

  Manjuprasad, M ^a   Manohar, C S ^b  

^a CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

MULTIPLE PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS; NATAF'S MODELS; OPTIMUM LINEAR ESTIMATION METHOD;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 34250191000     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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