Estimation of failure probabilities by local approximation of the limit state function

Structural Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-290

  Proppe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Failure probability; Importance sampling; Limit state function; Moving least squares; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FAILURE PROBABILITY; HYPERSURFACE; LARGE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; LIMIT STATE FUNCTION; MOVING LEAST SQUARES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUNCTIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41149098681     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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