Matrix-based system reliability method and applications to bridge networks

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1584-1593

  Kang, Won Hee ^a   Song, Junho ^a   Gardoni, Paolo ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Bridge network; Complex system; Connectivity analysis; Fragility curve; Importance measure; Incomplete information; Reliability bounds; System reliability

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE NETWORKS; CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS; FRAGILITY CURVES; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 44349135610     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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