An efficient importance sampling approach for reliability analysis of time-variant structures subject to time-dependent stochastic load

Yuan, Xiukai; Liu, Shaolong; Faes, Matthias; Valdebenito, Marcos; Beer, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.107699

An efficient importance sampling approach for reliability analysis of time-variant structures subject to time-dependent stochastic load

Author:

Yuan, Xiukai

Liu, Shaolong ; Faes, Matthias ; Valdebenito, Marcos ; Beer, Michael

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Technology, Engineering, Mechanical, Engineering, Time-variant structure, Stochastic load, Importance sampling, Composite limit state functions, Simulation-based method, Cumulative failure probability, RESPONSE-SURFACE APPROACH, LINEAR-SYSTEMS, DISCRETIZATION, PROBABILITIES, DESIGN, 0905 Civil Engineering, 0913 Mechanical Engineering, 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering, Acoustics, 4006 Communications engineering, 4017 Mechanical engineering