Abstract: This paper develops a multiobjective optimization methodology for system design under uncertainty. Model-based reliability analysis methods are used to compute the probabilities of unsatisfactory ...

Abstract: A kinetic energy turbulence model is proposed for the flow simulation and scale-up of slurry pipelines (in Part 1). The numerical integration is performed by using a modified finite volume ...

Abstract: A kinetic energy turbulence model has been proposed for the computer flow simulation and scale-up of slurry pipelines (in Part 1 [1]). The numerical integration is performed by using a modified ...

Abstract: Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) of mechanical systems is computationally intensive due to the presence of two types of iterative procedures—design optimization and reliability estimation. ...

Abstract: This paper develops a probabilistic analysis framework to predict the fatigue reliability of laminated composites and applies it to tapered composites used in rotorcraft structures. The method combines finite-element ...

Abstract: A numerical model developed in previous work by the authors is extended in this paper and used to evaluate the influence of several factors on the degradation of cementitious materials under the combined effects of external ...