Load spectra growth modelling and extrapolation with REBMIX

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 589-604

  Volk, Matej ^a   Fajdiga, Matija ^a   Nagode, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alternative algorithm; Extrapolation; Load spectra growth; Mixed distribution function; Reliability

Indexed keywords

COST ENGINEERING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EXTRAPOLATION; RELIABILITY;

ALTERNATIVE ALGORITHMS; GROWTH MODELLING; LOAD SPECTRUM; MEASUREMENTS OF; MIXED DISTRIBUTION; MIXED DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; STRUCTURAL SAFETY;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 73249136338     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2009.33.5.589     Document Type: Article

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