System reliability and sensitivity under statistical dependence by matrix-based system reliability method

Structural Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-156

  Song, Junho ^a   Kang, Won Hee ^a  

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

Author keywords

Complex system; Importance measure; Matrix based computations; Progressive failure; Sensitivity; System reliability

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE COMPONENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; MODERNIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; VECTORS;

COMPLEX SYSTEM; IMPORTANCE MEASURE; MATRIX-BASED COMPUTATIONS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; SENSITIVITY; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 56949093066     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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