A convex hull approach for the reliability-based design optimization of nonlinear transient dynamic problems

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 29-30, 2007, Pages 2895-2906

  Missoum, Samy ^a   Ramu, Palaniappan ^b   Haftka, Raphael T ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex hull; Data mining; Discontinuities; Nonlinear transient dynamic problems; Reliability based design optimization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; DATA MINING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; VECTORS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

NONLINEAR TRANSIENT DYNAMIC PROBLEMS; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; DATA MINING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VECTORS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 34247594204     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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