Maximum entropy method-based reliability analysis with correlated input variables via hybrid dimension-reduction method

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2019, Pages

  He, Wanxin ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Hao, Peng ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Dimension reduction method; Gaussian copula; Maximum entropy method; Nataf transformation; Normalized moment based quadrature rule; Structural reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

DIMENSION REDUCTION METHOD; GAUSSIAN COPULA; INPUT VARIABLES; MAXIMUM-ENTROPY METHODS; NATAF TRANSFORMATION; NORMALIZED MOMENT-BASED QUADRATURE RULE; PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS; QUADRATURE RULES; STATISTICAL MOMENTS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS;

EID: 85078958494     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4043734     Document Type: Article

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