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Parameter Sensitivity of Failure Probabilities

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Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems ’90

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Engineering ((LNENG,volume 61))

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In many reliability problems the solution depends on various parameters, whose values are not known exactly. Often for these parameters some reasonable estimates are calculated and then these estimates are treated as if they were the true parameter values.

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  1. Seminar für angewandte Stochastik, Universität München, Akademiestr. 1/IV, D-8000, München 40, Germany

    Karl Breitung

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  1. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, 721B Davis Hall, 94720, Berkeley, California, USA

    A. Der Kiureghian

  2. Institute of Building Technology and Structural Engineering, The University of Aalborg, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark

    P. Thoft-Christensen

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Breitung, K. (1991). Parameter Sensitivity of Failure Probabilities. In: Der Kiureghian, A., Thoft-Christensen, P. (eds) Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems ’90. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84362-4_5

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