Reliability-based design using two-stage stochastic optimization with a treatment of model prediction errors

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1460-1473

  Taflanidis, Alexandros A ^a   Beck, James L ^b  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Model prediction error; Optimization; Robust design; Simulation; Stochastic models; Stochastic optimization; Stochastic simulation; System reliability

Indexed keywords

MODEL PREDICTION; ROBUST DESIGNS; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ERROR ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 78349243977     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000189     Document Type: Article

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