Advanced response surface method for mechanical reliability analysis

Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition)

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Lü, Zhen Zhou ^a   Zhao, Jie ^a   Yue, Zhu Feng ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure probability; Implicit limit state; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PROBABILITY;

FAILURE PROBABILITY; IMPLICIT LIMIT STATE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 38049141048     PISSN: 02534827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10483-007-0103-x     Document Type: Article

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