RELIABILITY OF LINEAR VISCOELASTIC SYSTEMS EXCITED BY A GAUSSIAN PROCESS

Authors
AMANIAMPONG G ARIARATNAM ST
Citation
G. Amaniampong et St. Ariaratnam, RELIABILITY OF LINEAR VISCOELASTIC SYSTEMS EXCITED BY A GAUSSIAN PROCESS, Journal of engineering mechanics, 124(3), 1998, pp. 245-251
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of engineering mechanics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07339399
Volume
124
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
245 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-9399(1998)124:3<245:ROLVSE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The reliability of linear viscoelastic systems, forced by a stationary Gaussian random excitation, is investigated. The first-passage proble m is studied under both the Poisson approximation and the integral equ ation method. It is observed that the viscoelasticity has damping effe ct and leads to more reliable systems.