Reliability analysis of single-degree-of-freedom elastoplastic systems. I: Critical excitations

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1072-1080

  Au, Siu Kui ^a   Lam, Heung Fai ^a   Ng, Ching Tai ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Critical load; Elastoplasticity; Monte Carlo method; Noise excitation; Structural reliability; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTOPLASTICITY; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CRITICAL LOAD; ELASTOPLASTIC SYSTEM; NONLINEAR HYSTERETIC SYSTEM;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTOPLASTICITY; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CRITICAL LOAD; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; VIBRATION; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 34648837951     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:10(1072)     Document Type: Article

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