Efficient Bayesian reliability analysis and design with a user-defined confidence level

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wang, Pingfeng ^a   Youn, Byeng D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; BAYESIAN; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DATA SAMPLE; DESIGN ITERATION; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEMS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; RELIABILITY AND SENSITIVITY; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLE POINT; SAMPLE SIZES; STATISTICAL MODELING;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; MACHINE DESIGN; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855624058     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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