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Benchmark study of numerical methods for reliability-based design optimization. (English) Zbl 1274.90115

Summary: The reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) seeks for the best compromise between cost and safety, by considering system uncertainties. In order to overcome computational difficulties, many formulations have been recently developed, leading to confusion about what method should be selected for a given application, due to the lack of full-scale comparative studies. In this context, the present paper aims at giving an overview of various RBDO approaches which are tested on a benchmark constituted of four examples using mathematical and finite element models, with different levels of difficulties. The study is focused on the three main approaches, namely the two-level approach, the single loop approach and the decoupled approach; for each category, two RBDO formulations are discussed, implemented and tested for numerical examples. The benchmark study allows us to give comprehensive overview of various approaches, to give clear ideas about their capabilities and limitations, and to draw useful conclusions regarding robustness and numerical performance.

MSC:

90B25 Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection in operations research
60K10 Applications of renewal theory (reliability, demand theory, etc.)
65K05 Numerical mathematical programming methods

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Matlab; CALFEM
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