Reliability analysis of structures with multimodal distributions based on direct probability integral method

L Li, G Chen, M Fang, D Yang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
For practical structures, some input random variables follow multimodal distributions, and
conventional reliability analysis methods may result in large computational errors. In this …

Harmonic transform-based density estimation method for uncertainty propagation and reliability analysis involving multi-modal distributions

Q Yu, J Xu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
Uncertainty propagation and reliability analysis involving random variables following multi-
modal distributions are still challenging, where conventional methods could not be …

A new maximum entropy method for estimation of multimodal probability density function

G Li, YX Wang, Y Zeng, WX He - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
The high-precision estimation of a multimodal probability density function is a difficult
problem in many engineering fields. We propose a new method to improve the estimation …

A high-precision probabilistic uncertainty propagation method for problems involving multimodal distributions

Z Zhang, C Jiang, X Han, XX Ruan - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In practical engineering applications, random variables may follow multimodal distributions
with multiple modes in the probability density functions, such as the structural fatigue stress …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of weigh-in-motion measurement accuracy on the basis of steering axle load spectra

D Rys - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Weigh-in-motion systems are installed in pavements or on bridges to identify and reduce the
number of overloaded vehicles and minimise their adverse effect on road infrastructure …

Impact analysis of traffic loading on pavement performance using support vector regression model

J Zhao, H Wang, P Lu - International Journal of Pavement …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to use traditional regression model and machine learning method to analyse
the impact of traffic loading on pavement performance. Pavement condition data were …

Study on the accuracy of axle load spectra used for pavement design

D Rys, P Burnos - International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) systems are used in order to reduce the number of
overloaded vehicles. Data collected from WIM provide characteristics of vehicle axle loads …

[КНИГА][B] Analysis of pavement structures

A Das - 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Analysis of Pavement Structures brings together current research and existing knowledge
on the analysis and design of pavements and introduces load and thermal stress analyses …

A new uncertainty propagation method considering multimodal probability density functions

Z Zhang, J Wang, C Jiang, ZL Huang - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2019 - Springer
In practical engineering applications, random variables may follow multimodal distributions
with multiple modes in the probability density functions, such as the structural fatigue stress …

Reliability analysis using second-order saddlepoint approximation and mixture distributions

DI Papadimitriou… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper proposes a new second-order saddlepoint approximation (SOSA) method for
reliability analysis of nonlinear systems with correlated non-Gaussian and multimodal …