Non-probabilistic set-theoretic model for structural safety measure

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-64

  Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Qiu, Z ^a   Elishakoff, I ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MODEL STRUCTURES; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

INTERVAL VARIABLES; NON-PROBABILISTIC; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; SPRINGER (CO); STRESS-STRENGTH INTERFERENCE (SSI); STRUCTURAL SAFETY;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 47249132195     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-007-0518-9     Document Type: Article

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