Stochastic Structural Optimization
Makoto Yamakawa, Makoto Ohsaki, 0367720396, 2023002898, 1000912736, 9780367720391, 9780367720407, 9781003153160, 9781000912739, 978-0367720391, 978-0367720407, 978-1003153160, 978-1000912739, B0C7LYJKH4
Stochastic Structural Optimization presents a comprehensive picture of robust design optimization of structures, focused on nonparametric stochastic-based methodologies. Good practical structural design accounts for uncertainty, for which reliability-based design offers a standard approach, usually incorporating assumptions on probability functions which are often unknown. By comparison, a worst-case approach with bounded support used as a robust design offers simplicity and a lower level of sensitivity. Linking structural optimization with these two approaches by a unified framework of non-parametric stochastic methodologies provides a rigorous theoretical background and high level of practicality. This text shows how to use this theoretical framework in civil and mechanical engineering practice to design a safe structure which accounts for uncertainty.
- Connects theory with practice in the robust design optimization of structures
- Advanced enough to support sound practical designs
This book provides comprehensive coverage for engineers and graduate students in civil and mechanical engineering.