Response surface based fuzzy analysis of structural systems

41st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Akpan, U O ^a   Koko, T S ^a   Orisamolu, I R ^b  

^a Martec Limited   (Canada)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE QUANTITY; BINARY COMBINATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FUZZY FINITE ELEMENTS; RESPONSE SURFACE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SOLUTION METHODOLOGY; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY SETS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

LOADING;

EID: 84896813931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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