Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Volume 108, Issue 10, Pages 1198-1229Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nme.5251
Keywords
interval spectral stochastic finite element method; random field; hybrid uncertainty; interval random response; bounding probabilistic distribution functions
Funding
- Australian Research Council [DP130102934, DP140101887]
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This paper presents the study on non-deterministic problems of structures with a mixture of random field and interval material properties under uncertain-but-bounded forces. Probabilistic framework is extended to handle the mixed uncertainties from structural parameters and loads by incorporating interval algorithms into spectral stochastic finite element method. Random interval formulations are developed based on K-L expansion and polynomial chaos accommodating the random field Young's modulus, interval Poisson's ratios and bounded applied forces. Numerical characteristics including mean value and standard deviation of the interval random structural responses are consequently obtained as intervals rather than deterministic values. The randomised low-discrepancy sequences initialized particles and high-order nonlinear inertia weight with multi-dimensional parameters are employed to determine the change ranges of statistical moments of the random interval structural responses. The bounded probability density and cumulative distribution of the interval random response are then visualised. The feasibility, efficiency and usefulness of the proposed interval spectral stochastic finite element method are illustrated by three numerical examples. Copyright (C) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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