Stochastic seismic response and reliability analysis of base-isolated structures

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 903-924

  Chen, Jianbing ^a   Liu, Weiqing ^b   Peng, Yongbo ^a   Li, Jie ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Base isolated Structure; Dynamic Reliability; Extreme Value Distribution; Probability Density Evolution Method; Stochastic Ground Motion Model

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EARTHQUAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

BASE-ISOLATED STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC RELIABILITY; EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY EVOLUTION METHOD; STOCHASTIC GROUND MOTION MODELS;

SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 36749014097     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460701242757     Document Type: Article

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