Uncertainty analysis of complex structural systems

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 881-913

  Schueller G I ^a   Pradlwarter, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Complex structural systems; Karhunen Lo ve expansion; Monte carlo simulation techniques; Polynomial chaos expansion; Structural reliability; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CLASS OF METHODS; COMPLEX STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS EXPANSION; RANDOM MATRIX THEORY; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

CHAOS THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYNOMIALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350405610     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2549     Document Type: Article

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