Journal
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
Volume 243, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2023.109818
Keywords
Global sensitivity analysis; Extreme value; Polynomial chaos expansion; Train-track-bridge system; Optimization; Limit state
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This paper proposes a new sensitivity method focusing on extreme response and structural limit states. The method utilizes polynomial chaos expansion to approximate model output, and it is verified and illustrated on two engineering structures. The method clarifies the role of input factors in response variability under different design criteria.
The use of sensitivity analysis is essential in model development for the purposes of calibration, verification, factor prioritization, and mechanism reduction. While most contributions to sensitivity methods focus on the average model response, this paper proposes a new sensitivity method focusing on the extreme response and structural limit states, which combines an extreme-oriented sensitivity method with polynomial chaos expansion. This enables engineers to perform sensitivity analysis near given limit states and visualize the relevance of input factors to different design criteria and corresponding thresholds. The polynomial chaos expansion is used to approximate the model output and alleviate the computational cost in sensitivity analysis, which features sparsity and adaptivity to enhance efficiency. The accuracy and efficiency of the method are verified in a truss structure, which is then illustrated on a dynamic train-track-bridge system. The role of the input factors in response variability is clarified, which differs in terms of the design criteria chosen for sensitivity analysis. The method incorporates multi-scenarios and can thus be useful to support decision-making in design and management of engineering structures.
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