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Hybrid reliability analysis of structures with multi-source uncertainties

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A new hybrid reliability analysis technique based on the convex modeling theory is developed for structures with multi-source uncertainties, which may contain randomness, fuzziness, and non-probabilistic boundedness. By solving the convex modeling reliability problem and further analyzing the correlation within uncertainties, the structural hybrid reliability is obtained. Considering various cases of uncertainties of the structure, four hybrid models including the convex with random, convex with fuzzy random, convex with interval, and convex with other three are built, respectively. The present hybrid models are compared with the conventional probabilistic and the non-probabilistic models by two typical numerical examples. The results demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed hybrid reliability analysis method.

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    Xiaojun Wang & Yong Xia

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Wang, L., Wang, X. & Xia, Y. Hybrid reliability analysis of structures with multi-source uncertainties. Acta Mech 225, 413–430 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-013-0969-0

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