Asymptotic sampling for high-dimensional reliability analysis

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 504-510

  Bucher, Christian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asymptotic sampling; Computational stochastic analysis; Failure probability; Reliability index; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC SAMPLING; COMPUTATIONAL STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY INDEX; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 67349126853     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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