This paper deals with the thermal reliability optimization of a pin fin heat sink (HS) filled with
phase change material (PCM) in order to study the heat transfer performance for cooling of …

Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is applied to handle the unavoidable
uncertainties in engineering applications. To alleviate the huge computational burden in …

Structural reliability analysis is of critical importance for ensuring the safety of many
engineering systems. This paper proposes an efficient structural reliability analysis method …

The dynamic behavior of a mechanical system is affected by the properties of the bearing
under actual operating conditions. For that, rolling bearing design must provide a variety of …

In industry and research areas, the importance of reliable and optimally designed BGA
components has remarkably grown. To tackle this challenge, we elaborated an innovative …

In this article, structural analysis is performed on the disk due to the brake pad actuating
load. Thermal analysis is addressed on the disk to observe the maximum temperature rise …

This paper deals with the problem of the uncertainties interaction in the design parameters
of a two-stage gearbox of a wind turbine. The purpose of the dynamic study is to minimize …

The soil–structure interaction (SSI) effect is nonnegligible during the nonlinear seismic
response analysis of large-scale or underground structures. However, the computation of …

Due to the complex geological, meteorological and hydrological conditions, along with the
limited availability of field measurements, multiple uncertainties are related to the …

Users of electronic devices expect efficiency, affordability, and long service life. From this
perspective, the optimization of their performance while reducing costs is paramount. The …