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A New Developed Line Sampling Method for Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Structures

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The uncertainties in the load and resistant parameters of structures generally lead to a design with failure probability. In reliability-based design optimization (RBDO), the probability of structural failure is defined as an optimization constraint to consider the effect of these uncertainties. The smart improvement and combination of optimization and reliability methods in RBDO is very important and sensitive, especially for complex engineering structures. In the present study, the line sampling method has been improved using the horse optimization algorithm (HOA) to deal with the mentioned issue. The motivation for using these two methods is their high accuracy and speed in solving complex problems. The solution used to achieve this goal is in a way that the random samples are generated along the important direction vector (\(\alpha\)), and then HOA uses these points to find the position of the limit state function. Different problems including highly nonlinear, high dimensions, passive vehicle suspension system, and vehicle side impact are considered to evaluate the performance of the proposed method, and the answers are compared with that of the existing methods. Overall, the results indicate an increase in accuracy and speed of problem-solving by the present method.

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    Amirhossein Parand, Mahmood Seraji & Hadi Dashti

  2. Civil Engineering Department, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 98155-987, Zahedan, Iran

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Parand, A., Seraji, M., Dashti, H. et al. A New Developed Line Sampling Method for Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Structures. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng 46, 3537–3553 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-021-00805-6

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