A numerical study of probability distribution of nonlinear responses

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 244-249

  Zhang, Yan Ming ^a  

^a AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle count; Finite difference method; Nonlinear response; Probability distribution; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOKKER PLANCK EQUATION; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; TRELLIS CODES; WAVE POWER; WHITE NOISE;

CYCLE COUNT; EXTREME VALUES; FOKKER PLANCK EQUATION (FPE); GAUSSIAN; GAUSSIAN ASSUMPTIONS; GAUSSIAN WHITE-NOISE; NONLINEAR RESPONSE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 58449124893     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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