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Recent Advances in Optimal Design of Structures from a Reliability Point of View

P. Thoft‐Christensen (University of Aalborg, Denmark)
J.D. Sørensen (University of Aalborg, Denmark)

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

ISSN: 0265-671X

Article publication date: 1 January 1987

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Abstract

Structural optimisation and reliability theory are considered, and described. A general reliability‐based structural optimisation problem is formulated, and consideration given to procedures for solving it. Two different examples suggest the efficacy of these procedures. The amount of calculations depends to a great degree on the definition of failure of the structure. In order to reduce this by improving optimisation procedures, more research is needed, and the convergence of the optimisation is very dependent on accurate evaluation of the gradients of the reliability constraints.

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Thoft‐Christensen, P. and Sørensen, J.D. (1987), "Recent Advances in Optimal Design of Structures from a Reliability Point of View", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb002872

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MCB UP Ltd

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