A refined subset simulation for the reliability analysis using the subset control variate

• Published in: Structural safety Vol. 87; p. 102002
• Main Authors: Abdollahi, Azam, Azhdary Moghaddam, Mehdi, Hashemi Monfared, Seyed Arman, Rashki, Mohsen, Li, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Algorithms; Coefficient of variation; Computer simulation; Control variate technique; Failure analysis; Failure probability; Mathematical analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Reliability analysis; Reliability engineering; Robustness (mathematics); Statistical analysis; Subset simulation; Subset simulation; Control variate technique; Coefficient of variation; Failure probability
• ISSN: 0167-4730; 1879-3355
• DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2020.102002

•The proposed SCV method refines subset simulation by using control variates technique.•Assess the efficiency of SCV through a new formulation for coefficient of variation.•The proposed approach overcomes the convectional subset simulation drawbacks.•Assessed the efficiency of SCV method on some cha...