Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is one of the most crucial techniques in
complex and reliability-critical engineering systems. This has been a research hotspot over …

Multiobjective reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is a research area, which has
not been investigated in the literatures comparing with single-objective RBDO. This work …

Computing the sensitivity vector in the traditional first order reliability method may provide
inaccurate reliability outcomes for discrete performance functions and inefficient …

Avoiding failures of corroded steel structures are critical in offshore oil and gas operations.
An accurate prediction of maximum depth of pitting corrosion in oil and gas pipelines has …

The main objective of this paper is to develop accurate novel frameworks for the estimation
of the maximum pitting corrosion depth in oil and gas pipelines based on data-driven …

Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) integrates various uncertainties into the
design optimization process, offering a more realistic and robust approach compared to …

For the nonlinear dynamic analyses of complex mechanical components, it is necessary to
apply efficient modeling framework to reduce computational burden. The accurate surrogate …

Due to the limitation of measured data, the random and epistemic uncertainties must be
simultaneously handled for the reliability analysis of curvilinear aircraft stiffened panels with …

Blasting is the cheapest and most common method of rock excavation. The basic purpose of
blasting is to breakage and displacement of rock mass and, on the other hand, it has some …

Designing assembly relationship during operation always involves the analyses of many
components and multi-discipline interaction, and seriously influences the reliability and work …