Abstract: We propose a decision-based approach for reliability design when there is insufficient information for constructing probabilistic models. The approach enables a designer to perform reliability-cost ...

Abstract: An efficient approach for series system reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is presented. The key idea is to apportion optimally the system reliability among the failure modes by considering ...

Abstract: Probabilistic analysis and design of large-scale structures requires repeated finite-element analyses of large models, and each analysis is expensive. This paper presents a methodology for probabilistic ...

Abstract: To address the need for efficient and unbiased experimental testing of methods for modeling uncertainty that are used for decision making, we devise an approach for probing weaknesses of these ...

Abstract: A probabilistic approach to the torsional vibration problem of a marine diesel engine shafting system has been developed. In this analysis, the shafting shear stress is found to be a Gaussian, ...

Abstract: This paper compares probabilistic and possibility-based methods for design under uncertainty. It studies the effect of the amount of data about uncertainty on the effectiveness of each method. ...