Finite element structural response sensitivity and reliability analyses using smooth versus non-smooth material constitutive models

International Journal of Reliability and Safety

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 3-39

  Barbato, Michele ^a   Conte, Joel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

finite element sensitivity analysis; gradient based optimisation methods; material constitutive models; material constitutive parameters; structural reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748950781     PISSN: 1479389X     EISSN: 14793903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijrs.2006.010688     Document Type: Article

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