Efficient analysis of structural uncertainty using perturbation techniques

Engineering Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 990-1001

  Henriques, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Non linear finite elements; Perturbation; Reliability; Structural analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT FRAMEWORK; NORMAL DISTRIBUTED RANDOM VARIABLES; STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DISPLACEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERTURBATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 40249107649     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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