Structural durability design optimisation and its reliability assessment

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 383-401

  Youn, Byeng D ^a   Choi, Kyung K ^a   Tang, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

design optimisation; design sensitivity analysis; durability; fatigue life; multibody dynamics; reliability analysis; sizing and shape design

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049106497     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2005.005948     Document Type: Article

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