Today, it is widely recognized that optimization methodologies should account for the
stochastic nature of engineering systems and that concepts and methods of life-cycle …

This paper presents a general approach for probabilistic constraint evaluation in the
reliability-based design optimization (RBDO). Different perspectives of the general approach …

Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) involves evaluation of probabilistic
constraints, which can be done in two different ways, the reliability index approach (RIA) and …

Deterministic optimum designs that are obtained without consideration of uncertainties could
lead to unreliable designs, therefore calling for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) …

With the advent of powerful computers, vehicle safety issues have recently been addressed
using computational methods of vehicle crashworthiness, resulting in reductions in cost and …

BECAUSE of the extensive efforts of engineering disciplines over past three decades,
design guidelines and/or standards have been modified to incorporate the concept of …

Because deterministic optimum designs obtained without taking uncertainty into account
could lead to unreliable designs, a reliability-based approach to design optimization is …

Aeroelastic phenomena are most often either ignored or roughly approximated when
uncertainties are considered in the design optimization process of structures subject to …

THE existenceof uncertaintiesin either engineeringsimulations or manufacturing processes
requires a reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) model for robust and cost-effective …

This paper presents an integrated design and manufacturing approach that supports shape
optimization of structural components. The approach starts from a primitive concept stage …