Enhanced high-dimensional model representation for reliability analysis

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 719-750

  Rao, B N ^a   Chowdhury, Rajib ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Failure probability; High dimensional model representation; Limit state performance function; Monomial multipliers; Moving least squares; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CURVE FITTING; FUNCTION EVALUATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOSFET DEVICES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FAILURE PROBABILITY; HIGH-DIMENSIONAL MODEL REPRESENTATION; LIMIT STATE/PERFORMANCE FUNCTION; MONOMIAL MULTIPLIERS; MOVING LEAST SQUARES; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 60949112186     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2440     Document Type: Article

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