Abstract: Design optimization problems are very common in engineering practice. Determining their solution may be challenging when many design variables are involved. A means to cope with such large number of design variables consists ...

Abstract: This work proposes a limit-state sensitivity index to identify the input variables of a structure or system which possess a significant impact on its state for the case where the input variables are subject to epistemic ...

Abstract: This paper presents a highly efficient approach for bounding the responses and probability of failure of nonlinear models subjected to imprecisely defined stochastic Gaussian loads. Typically, such computations involve ...