Error and variability characterization in structural dynamics modeling

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 29-32, 2008, Pages 2621-2631

  McFarland, John ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlations; Gaussian processes; Model validation; Random number generation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; VARIABILITY CHARACTERIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 43049116429     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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