Single-loop system reliability-based design optimization using matrix-based system reliability method: Theory and applications

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 0110051-01100511

  Nguyen, Tam H ^a   Song, Junho ^a   Paulino, Glaucio H ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Design optimization; Reliability in design; Risk based design; Systems engineering; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TRUSSES;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; MATRIX; RELIABILITY IN DESIGN; RELIABILITY METHODS; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; RISK-BASED DESIGN; SINGLE LOOP; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; SYSTEM-RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954827396     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000483     Document Type: Article

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