A robust design method using variable transformation and Gauss-Hermite integration

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1841-1858

  Huang, Beiqing ^a   Du, Xiaoping ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Gauss Hermite integration; Optimization; Robust design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TORQUE; TRUSSES;

AUTOMOBILE TORQUE ARM; GAUSS-HERMITE INTEGRATION; ROBUST DESIGN; STANDARD DEVIATION; TWO-BAR TRUSS; VARIABLE TRANSFORMATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TORQUE; TRUSSES;

EID: 33745457149     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1577     Document Type: Article

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