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Algorithmization of Reliability-Based Optimization

Ondrej Slowik, Drahomir Novak
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2014, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 81-90
Doi: 10.2478/tvsb-2014-0011
The paper presents newly developed university software FNPO designed for reliability-based optimization. The program works with a newly proposed optimization method called Aimed Multilevel Sampling (AMS) in the optimization cycle of reliability-based optimization. For simulation at different levels of the algorithm AMS and reliability calculations program uses cyclic calls of program FReET – so called double-loop approach. The developed software enables to optimize model of general complexity with consideration of deterministic and/or reliability constraints.
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