The encounter of interval and probabilistic approaches to structural reliability at the design point

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 225-228, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-94

  Hurtado, Jorge E ^a   Alvarez, Diego A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Anti optimization; Interval analysis; Order statistics; Reliability plot; Structural reliability; Worst case scenario

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OPTIMIZATION; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; ORDER STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859776116     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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