A computational procedure for response statistics-based optimization of stochastic non-linear FE-models

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-137

  Jensen, Hector A ^a   Marillanca, Alberto ^a   Peñaloza, Osvaldo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Non linear systems; Orthogonal expansion; Sensitivity analysis; Statistical linearization; Stochastic response; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COVARIANCE MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS; APPROXIMATE OPTIMIZATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN VARIABLES; EFFICIENT; EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS; EQUIVALENT LINEAR SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GROUND ACCELERATIONS; HYSTERETIC DEVICES; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; LOCAL LINEARIZATIONS; MOMENT CHARACTERISTICS; NON-LINEAR DEVICES; NON-LINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESSES; ORTHOGONAL EXPANSION; ORTHOGONAL SERIES; PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS; RESPONSE STATISTICS; STATIC RESPONSES; STATISTICAL LINEARIZATION; STOCHASTIC; STOCHASTIC ANALYSES; STOCHASTIC LOADINGS; STOCHASTIC RESPONSE; STOCHASTIC RESPONSES; STRUCTURAL MODES; STRUCTURAL RESPONSES; STRUCTURAL WEIGHTS; TWO TYPES;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 54849420094     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.02.034     Document Type: Article

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