Guided tail modelling for efficient and accurate reliability estimation of highly safe mechanical systems

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1237-1251

  Acar, E ^a  

^a TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Guided Monte Carlo simulations; High reliability; Tail modelling

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FITTING; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH RELIABILITY; LIMIT-STATE FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; MONTE CARLO SAMPLING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; SAMPLING POINTS; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS; TAIL MODELLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 79956042765     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2041298310392833     Document Type: Conference Paper

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