Fully decoupled reliability-based optimization of linear structures subject to Gaussian dynamic loading considering discrete design variables

• Published in: Mechanical systems and signal processing Vol. 156; p. 107616
• Main Authors: Faes, Matthias G.R., Valdebenito, Marcos A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Algorithms; Computational efficiency; Computing costs; Decoupling; Design optimization; Dynamic loads; First excursion probability; Gaussian loading; Integer programming; Linear structure; Operator norm; Reliability analysis; Gaussian loading; Decoupling; First excursion probability; Linear structure; Operator norm

•Optimal design under uncertainty considering discrete design variables is addressed.•Optimization and reliability analyses are fully decoupled.•Application of standard integer programming algorithms becomes feasible. Reliability-based optimization (RBO) offers the possibility of finding an optimal...