Abstract
To analyze structural reliability by the stochastic FE (finite element) method rapidly and efficiently, a method combined with the FE method and gradient optimum algorithm based on ANSYS was presented when referring to the geometric interpretation of structural reliability index. ANSYS-based development was adopted to implement it. Results of an example demonstrate that the method requires fewer FE calculations compared with the design point method and Monte-Carlo simulation, and achieves satisfactory accuracy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 468-471 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering in China |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- ANSYS
- Optimum algorithm
- Stochastic finite element method
- Structural reliability