Non-parametric stochastic subset optimization for optimal-reliability design problems

Computers and Structures

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-99

  Jia, Gaofeng ^a   Taflanidis, Alexandros A ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Kernel density estimation; Reliability based optimization; Stochastic simulation; Stochastic subset optimization

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; RELIABILITY; SET THEORY; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL RELIABILITY DESIGN; RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; STOCHASTIC SUBSET OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 84885184215     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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