Optimal path shape of friction-based Track-Nonlinear Energy Sinks to minimize lifecycle costs of buildings subjected to ground accelerations

LFF Miguel, AT Beck - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Track Nonlinear Energy Sinks (T-NES) are Pendulum Tuned Mass Dampers
(PTMDs) whose nonlinear restoring forces are obtained from curved path shapes. They …

[HTML][HTML] From inference to design: A comprehensive framework for uncertainty quantification in engineering with limited information

A Gray, A Wimbush, M de Angelis, PO Hristov… - … Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a framework for addressing a variety of engineering design
challenges with limited empirical data and partial information. This framework includes …

Robust design optimization of TMDs in vehicle–bridge coupled vibration problems

LFF Miguel, RH Lopez, AJ Torii, LFF Miguel… - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Optimal design of Tuned-Mass-Dampers (TMD) and Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Dampers
(MTMD) for vibration control has been a popular research theme. In most applications, one …

The latent failure probability: a conceptual basis for robust, reliability-based and risk-based design optimization

AT Beck, LAR da Silva, LFF Miguel - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2023 - Elsevier
The safety of structural systems depends on social, political, financial, organizational,
behavioral, and other non-structural factors. These factors are related to use of the structure …

A method for the multi-objective optimization of the operation of natural gas pipeline networks considering supply reliability and operation efficiency

H Su, E Zio, J Zhang, X Li, L Chi, L Fan… - Computers & Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reliable gas supply for minimum risk of supply shortage and minimum power demand for
low energy cost are two fundamental objectives of natural gas pipeline networks. In this …

Imposition of essential boundary conditions in the material point method

M Cortis, W Coombs, C Augarde… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing interest in the material point method (MPM) as a means of modelling
solid mechanics problems in which very large deformations occur, eg in the study of …

Robust multiscale design of incompressible multi-materials under loading uncertainties

VN Hoang, T Pham, D Ho, H Nguyen-Xuan - Engineering with Computers, 2022 - Springer
Most of the multiscale topology optimization (TO) approaches, which have been proposed
for multi-material designs, are based on the assumption of deterministic loads and the …

Sequential approximate optimization for design under uncertainty problems utilizing Kriging metamodeling in augmented input space

J Zhang, AA Taflanidis, JC Medina - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper discusses design-under-uncertainty problems that employ a probabilistic
performance as objective function and consider its estimation through stochastic (ie, Monte …

Topology optimization of continuum structures with stress constraints and uncertainties in loading

GA Da Silva, AT Beck… - International journal for …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Topology optimization using stress constraints and considering uncertainties is a serious
challenge, since a reliability problem has to be solved for each stress constraint, for each …

An integrated, systematic data-driven supply-demand side management method for smart integrated energy systems

H Su, L Chi, E Zio, Z Li, L Fan, Z Yang, Z Liu, J Zhang - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Different energy systems become highly connected to provide better flexibility. However, this
change poses new challenges for system management considering the diversity of …