The extremal index and the maximum of a dependent stationary pulse load process observed above a high threshold

Structural Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-48

  Bhattacharya, Baidurya ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Cox process; Dependence; Extremal index; Extreme value distribution; In service data; Live load

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; LOAD LIMITS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BAYESIAN UPDATING; COX PROCESS; EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EXTRAPOLATION; LOAD LIMITS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 34548502198     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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