An adaptive directional importance sampling method for structural reliability

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-141

  Grooteman, Frank ^a  

^a NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORY NLR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Directional simulation; Failure probability; Importance sampling; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE; DIRECTIONAL SIMULATION; FAILURE PROBABILITY; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PROBABILITY; SPHERES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 78649727940     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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