Metamodel-assisted optimization is a valuable alternative to handle structural design
optimization procedures, which are usually quite expensive and sometimes even prohibitive …

In this paper, a study on non-probabilistic reliability-based topology optimization (NRBTO)
scheme for continuum structures based on the parameterized level set method (PLSM) is …

Uncertainty propagation and reliability evaluation, being the crucial parts of engineering
system analysis, play vital roles in safety assessment. How to reasonably consider the …

Evaluating the failure probability of engineering structures involving implicit performance
functions generally requires time-consuming finite element simulations. The computational …

The non-intrusive uncertainty quantification methods and the transient dynamic balancing
method are proposed in this paper, which are combined for the first time to analyze the …

Early approaches are based on classical Response Surface Methodology (RSM) using
systematic designs of experiments (DoE) and polynomial regression models. In order to …

There are several issues in robust design optimization of the multi-body system with aleatory
and epistemic uncertainty, such as the difficulty in the multi-source uncertainty …

In engineering applications, the Metropolis-Hastings (MH) algorithm with high rejection rates
is employed to evaluate implicit response functions, making reliability analysis for small …

The simplified progressive collapse method is codified in the IACS Common Structural
Rules (CSR) to calculate the ultimate strength of ship hull girders in longitudinal bending …

Hybrid reliability analysis (HRA) has been extensively explored and mainly performed
based on two categories of models. Mathematical properties on these models are given and …