Efficient monte carlo simulation procedures in structural uncertainty and reliability analysis - recent advances

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Schueller G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Monte Carlo Simulation; Reliability; Stochastic; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DIRECT MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; STOCHASTIC; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 67449142576     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2009.32.1.001     Document Type: Article

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