Integrated reliability and sizing optimization of a large composite structure

Marine Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-334

  Eamon, Christopher D ^a   Rais Rohani, Masoud ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine structures; Reliability based design optimization; Sizing optimization; Structural reliability; Submarine structures; Thick composite structures

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MOORING; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PUMPS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUBMARINES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MARINE STRUCTURES; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; SIZING OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; SUBMARINE STRUCTURES; THICK COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 61849129299     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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