Stochastic optimization for mechanical structures

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-408

  Vietor, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Failure probability of mechanical structures; Optimization procedure; Stochastic structural optimization; Structural mechanical application examples

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STOCHASTIC STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031364503     PISSN: 14322994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01194862     Document Type: Article

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