Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine

Selecting and using an appropriate structural reliability method is critical for the success of structural reliability analysis and reliability-based design optimization. However, most of existing structural reliability methods are developed and designed for a single limit state function and few met...

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Main Authors: Hong-Shuang Li, An-Long Zhao, Kong Fah Tee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-09-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016671447
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An-Long Zhao
Kong Fah Tee
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description Selecting and using an appropriate structural reliability method is critical for the success of structural reliability analysis and reliability-based design optimization. However, most of existing structural reliability methods are developed and designed for a single limit state function and few methods can be used to simultaneously handle multiple limit state functions in a structural system when the failure probability of each limit state function is of interest, for example, in a reliability-based design optimization loop. This article presents a new method for structural reliability analysis with multiple limit state functions using support vector machine technique. A sole support vector machine surrogate model for all limit state functions is constructed by a multi-input multi-output support vector machine algorithm. Furthermore, this multi-input multi-output support vector machine surrogate model for all limit state functions is only trained from one data set with one calculation process, instead of constructing a series of standard support vector machine models which has one output only. Combining the multi-input multi-output support vector machine surrogate model with direct Monte Carlo simulation, the failure probability of the structural system as well as the failure probability of each limit state function corresponding to a failure mode in the structural system can be estimated. Two examples are used to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the presented method.
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spelling doaj.art-970dc2f5ea3747db841a910d95b157bf2022-12-22T01:29:09ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81402016-09-01810.1177/1687814016671447Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machineHong-Shuang Li0An-Long Zhao1Kong Fah Tee2College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Greenwich, London, UKSelecting and using an appropriate structural reliability method is critical for the success of structural reliability analysis and reliability-based design optimization. However, most of existing structural reliability methods are developed and designed for a single limit state function and few methods can be used to simultaneously handle multiple limit state functions in a structural system when the failure probability of each limit state function is of interest, for example, in a reliability-based design optimization loop. This article presents a new method for structural reliability analysis with multiple limit state functions using support vector machine technique. A sole support vector machine surrogate model for all limit state functions is constructed by a multi-input multi-output support vector machine algorithm. Furthermore, this multi-input multi-output support vector machine surrogate model for all limit state functions is only trained from one data set with one calculation process, instead of constructing a series of standard support vector machine models which has one output only. Combining the multi-input multi-output support vector machine surrogate model with direct Monte Carlo simulation, the failure probability of the structural system as well as the failure probability of each limit state function corresponding to a failure mode in the structural system can be estimated. Two examples are used to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the presented method.https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016671447
spellingShingle Hong-Shuang Li
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Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
title Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
title_full Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
title_fullStr Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
title_full_unstemmed Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
title_short Structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi-input multi-output support vector machine
title_sort structural reliability analysis of multiple limit state functions using multi input multi output support vector machine
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016671447
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