Versatile formulation for multiobjective reliability-based design optimization

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1217-1226

  Zou, T ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION ITERATIONS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 33845749742     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2218884     Document Type: Article

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