Reliability-Based Topology Optimization Using Stochastic Response Surface Method with Sparse Grid Design

A mathematical framework is developed which integrates the reliability concept into topology optimization to solve reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO) problems under uncertainty. Two typical methodologies have been presented and implemented, including the performance measure approach (PMA...

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Main Authors: Qinghai Zhao, Xiaokai Chen, Zheng-Dong Ma, Yi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/487686