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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Some Closure Problems in Stochastic Dynamics of Solids (Process, Random Vibration, Cumulant-Neglect, Crack Propagation, Earthquake)

Abstract

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In the studying of a nonlinear system under random excitation, it is usually difficult to determine the probability density of the system response. On the other hand, the equations for the statistical moments can be formulated rather easily, except that these equations form an infinite hierarchy rendering an exact solution impossible. A closure procedure is then needed to truncate the infinite hierarchy and to solve for some of the moments approximately. Several closure schemes are discussed in the context, particularly the cumulant-neglect closure. Emphasis is put on the applications of these closure schemes to several stochastic dynamics problems rather than theoretical development of these schemes.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Wu, Wen-Fang

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8600351
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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70633

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2026-07-22
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citation

Wu, Wen-Fang. Some Closure Problems in Stochastic Dynamics of Solids (Process, Random Vibration, Cumulant-Neglect, Crack Propagation, Earthquake). Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/70633