Correlation analysis of non-probabilistic convex model and corresponding structural reliability technique

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 200, Issue 33-36, 2011, Pages 2528-2546

  Jiang, C ^a   Han, X ^a   Lu, G Y ^a   Liu, J ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Bai, Y C ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convex model; Correlation analysis; Non probabilistic model; Reliability analysis; Uncertain structures

Indexed keywords

CONVEX MODELS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION DEGREE; CORRELATION MATRIX; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS; NON-PROBABILISTIC; NON-PROBABILISTIC RELIABILITY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PROBABILITY APPROACH; RELIABILITY INDEX; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS; UNCERTAIN STRUCTURES;

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; CORRELATION METHODS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; NUMERICAL METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79957482505     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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