Reliability analysis of wind-excited structures using domain decomposition method and line sampling

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-53

  Katafygiotis, L S ^a   Wang, Jia ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Domain decomposition method; Line sampling; Reliability analysis; Wind excitation

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMBER THEORY; PROBABILITY;

DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS (DDM); FAILURE DOMAINS; LINE SAMPLINGS; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; REDUCTION FACTOR; STEEL BUILDINGS; WIND EXCITATION; WIND EXCITED STRUCTURES;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67449146267     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2009.32.1.037     Document Type: Article

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