Inverse reliability measures and reliability-based design optimisation

P Ramu, X Qu, BD Youn, RT Haftka… - … Journal of Reliability …, 2006 - inderscienceonline.com
Several inverse reliability measures (eg Probabilistic Performance Measure (PPM) and
Probabilistic Sufficiency Factor (PSF)) that are essentially equivalent have been introduced …

Comparison of the reliability-based and safety factor methods for structural design

X Wang, Q Shi, W Fan, R Wang, L Wang - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
Reliability-based design optimization theory has been widely acknowledged as an
advanced and advantageous methodology for complex structural system design …

A single-loop deterministic method for reliability-based design optimization

F Li, T Wu, A Badiru, M Hu, S Soni - Engineering Optimization, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is a technique used for engineering design
when uncertainty is being considered. A typical RBDO problem can be formulated as a …

A safety factor method for reliability-based component design

J Yin, X Du - Journal of Mechanical Design, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Reliability-based design (RBD) employs optimization to identify design variables that satisfy
the reliability requirement. For many routine component design jobs that do not need …

An efficient re-analysis methodology for probabilistic vibration of large-scale structures

G Zhang, E Nikolaidis, ZP Mourelatos - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Probabilistic analysis and design of large-scale structures requires repeated finite-element
analyses of large models, and each analysis is expensive. This paper presents a …

A heuristic optimization considering probabilistic constraints via an equivalent single variable Pearson distribution system

KW Liao, NIDR Biton - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
The computational cost of an optimization considering probabilistic constraints is often
expensive due to the reliability analysis performed inside the optimization loop. This study …

An Efficient Re-Analysis Methodology for Probabilistic Vibration of Complex Structures

G Zhang, Z Mourelatos, E Nikolaidis - 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC …, 2007 - arc.aiaa.org
Finite element analysis is a well-established methodology in structural dynamics. However,
probabilistic studies can be prohibitively expensive because they require repeated FE …

A Practical Safety Factor Method for Reliability-Based Component Design

J Yin, X Du - International Design Engineering …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Reliability-based design (RBD) identifies design variables that maintain reliability at a
required level. For many routine component design jobs, RBD may not be practical as it …

Uncertainty Quantification Code Written in MATLAB

N Suratemeekul, N Kumkam… - … Conference on Science …, 2023 - Springer
This research presents examples of MATLAB code for a classroom of uncertainty
quantification. The codes are developed for educational purposes and newcomers or …

Reliability estimation of large-scale dynamic systems by using re-analysis and tail modeling

ZP Mourelatos, J Song, E Nikolaidis - 2009 - sae.org
Probabilistic studies can be prohibitively expensive because they require repeated finite
element analyses of large models. Re-analysis methods have been proposed with the …