Reliability-based design optimization of structural systems under stochastic excitation: an overview

DJ Jerez, HA Jensen, M Beer - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents a brief survey on some of the latest developments in the area of
reliability-based design optimization of structural systems under stochastic excitation. The …

A robust Bayesian methodology for damage localization in plate-like structures using ultrasonic guided-waves

S Cantero-Chinchilla, J Chiachío, M Chiachío… - … Systems and Signal …, 2019 - Elsevier
SHM methods for damage detection and localization in plate-like structures have typically
relied on signal post-processing techniques applied to ultrasonic guided-waves. The time of …

Development of a two-phase adaptive MCMC method for efficient Bayesian model updating of complex dynamic systems

JH Yang, HF Lam, YH An - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The fundamental problem of Bayesian model updating is identifying the posterior probability
density function (PDF) of uncertain model parameters. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) …

Structural optimization considering dynamic reliability constraints via probability density evolution method and change of probability measure

J Chen, J Yang, H Jensen - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020 - Springer
The present paper presents a framework for solving dynamic reliability–based design
optimization (DRBDO) problems. The proposed approach is based on a sequential …

Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information

S Cantero-Chinchilla, J Chiachío, M Chiachío… - … Systems and Signal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Condition-based maintenance critically relies on efficient and reliable structural health
monitoring systems, where the number, position and type of sensors are determined …

An adaptive scheme for reliability-based global design optimization: A Markov chain Monte Carlo approach

HA Jensen, DJ Jerez, M Valdebenito - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The reliability-based design of structural dynamic systems under stochastic excitation is
presented. The design problem is formulated in terms of the global minimization of the …

Decoupled reliability-based optimization using Markov chain Monte Carlo in augmented space

X Yuan, S Liu, MA Valdebenito, MGR Faes… - … in Engineering Software, 2021 - Elsevier
An efficient framework is proposed for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) of
structural systems. The RBDO problem is expressed in terms of the minimization of the …

Optimal borehole placement for the design of rectangular shallow foundation systems under undrained soil conditions: A stochastic framework

DJ Jerez, M Chwała, HA Jensen, M Beer - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2024 - Elsevier
This contribution proposes a framework to identify optimal borehole configurations for the
design of shallow foundation systems under undrained soil conditions. To this end, the …

A general two-phase Markov chain Monte Carlo approach for constrained design optimization: Application to stochastic structural optimization

H Jensen, D Jerez, M Beer - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This contribution presents a general approach for solving structural design problems
formulated as a class of nonlinear constrained optimization problems. A Two-Phase …

Structural optimization under dynamic reliability constraints utilizing probability density evolution method and metamodels in augmented input space

J Yang, H Jensen, J Chen - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2022 - Springer
An effective method for solving a class of dynamic-reliability-based design optimization
(DRBDO) problems is proposed in the present paper. Failure probability functions and their …