Efficient moment and probability distribution estimation using the point estimate method for high-dimensional engineering problems

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 2093-2110

  Liping, Wang ^a,c   Beeson, Don ^b   Wiggs, Gene ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK PROBLEMS; COMMON ENGINEERING CONDITIONS; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENTS (FOSM);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; RANDOM VARIABLES; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547513556     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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