Probability and convexity concepts are not antagonistic

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 45-64

  Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Elishakoff, Isaac ^b   Qiu, Zhiping ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVEX MODELING; CONVEX MODELS; CORRESPONDING MEASURES; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; NON-PROBABILISTIC; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

PROBABILITY;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959610091     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-010-0440-4     Document Type: Article

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