Crossings of Non‐Gaussian Translation Processes
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 110, Issue 4
Abstract
Mean upcrossing rates are determined for translation processes obtained from normal processes by univariate, nonlinear transformations. Monotonic and more general transformations are studied. It is shown that translation processes can have any marginal distribution and autocorrelation function and that approximations proposed previously for the mean upcrossing rate of non‐Gaussian processes can be unsatisfactory. These approximations assume that the process and its time‐derivative, considered to follow a Gaussian distribution, are independent. Theoretical findings are applied to determine crossing characteristics of wind speeds, river flows, and other non‐Guassian processes.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 110 • Issue 4 • April 1984
Pages: 610 - 620
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Published online: Apr 1, 1984
Published in print: Apr 1984
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