Approximating sensitivity of failure probability in reliability-based design optimization

Ke Liu, Glaucio H. Paulino, Paolo Gardoni

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Abstract

This paper presents an efficient numerical method for approximating the parameter sensitivity of the failure probability with respect to design parameters. The method is computationally inexpensive and the obtained approximations are more accurate than the approximations based on first order reliability method (FORM). The method is particularly suitable for applications in reliability-based design optimization (RBDO), including reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP 2015
PublisherUniversity of British Columbia
ISBN (Electronic)9780888652454
StatePublished - 2015
Event12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP 2012 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: Jul 12 2015Jul 15 2015

Publication series

Name12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP 2015

Other

Other12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period7/12/157/15/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Statistics and Probability

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