Probability-based optimal design of friction-based seismic isolation devices

Structural Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 500-507

  Bucher, Christian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Asymptotic sampling; Design optimization; Earthquake; First passage problem; Random vibration; Seismic isolation device

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC SAMPLING; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FIRST-PASSAGE PROBLEM; RANDOM VIBRATION; SEISMIC ISOLATION DEVICE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STEEL BRIDGES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SEISMIC DESIGN;

EID: 70249126469     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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