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An efficient method for reliability-based design optimization of nonlinear inelastic steel space frames

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This paper proposes an effective numerical procedure for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) of nonlinear inelastic steel frames by integrating a harmony search technique (HS) for optimization and a robust method for failure probability analysis. The practical advanced analysis using the beam-column approach is used for capturing the nonlinear inelastic behaviors of frames, while a detail implement of HS for discrete optimization of steel frames is introduced. The failure probability of structures is evaluated by using the combination of the improved Latin Hypercube (IHS) and a new effective importance sampling (EIS). The efficiency and accuracy of the proposed procedure are demonstrated through three mathematical examples and five steel frames. The results obtained in this paper prove that the proposed procedure is computationally efficient and can be applied in practical design. Furthermore, it is shown that the use of nonlinear inelastic analysis in the optimization of steel frames yields more realistic results.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (No.2011-0030040) and (No. 2015R1A2A2A01007339).

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Truong, V.H., Kim, SE. An efficient method for reliability-based design optimization of nonlinear inelastic steel space frames. Struct Multidisc Optim 56, 331–351 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-017-1667-7

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