Approximate optimization of systems with high-dimensional uncertainties and multiple reliability constraints

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-71

  Ching, Jianye ^a   Hsu, Wei Chih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High dimensions; Reliability based optimization; Stochastic simulation; Subset simulation

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; KETONES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS;

APPROXIMATE OPTIMIZATIONS; APPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS; BASIC IDEAS; HIGH DIMENSIONS; MULTIPLE RELIABILITY CONSTRAINTS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION VALUES; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; RELIABILITY CONSTRAINTS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION; SUBSET SIMULATION; SUBSET SIMULATIONS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 54849428574     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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