Further development of matrix-based system reliability method and applications to structural systems

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 441-457

  Kang, Won Hee ^a   Lee, Young Joo ^a   Song, Junho ^a   Gencturk, Bora ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

finite element reliability analysis; first order reliability method; multivariate normal integrals; parameter sensitivity; second order reliability method; system reliability

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT RELIABILITY; FIRST-ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD; MULTIVARIATE NORMAL; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; SECOND-ORDER RELIABILITY METHODS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RANDOM VARIABLES; RISK PERCEPTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862908166     PISSN: 15732479     EISSN: 17448980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2010.539060     Document Type: Article

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