A reliability-based design method using simulation techniques and efficient optimization approach

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 847-855

  Zou, Tong ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a   Sopory, Akhll ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Reliability analysis; Simulation; System reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHODS (FORM); RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (RBDO); SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

DESIGN;

EID: 14044268239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57457     Document Type: Conference Paper

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