Probabilistic analysis of truss structures with uncertain parameters (virtual distortion method approach)

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-329

  Di Paola, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansion; Truss structures; Uncertain structures; Virtual distortion method

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; TRUSSES;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; TRUSS STRUCTURES; UNCERTAIN STRUCTURES; VIRTUAL DISTORTION METHOD;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 4644349892     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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