ASCE 9780784476864 2012
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Stochastic Models of Uncertainties in Computational Mechanics
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ASCE | 2012 | 134 |
LNMech 2 presents the main concepts, formulations, and recent advances in the use of a mathematical-mechanical modeling process to predict the responses of a real structural system in its environment.
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PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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1 | Cover |
6 | Contents |
10 | 1 Introduction |
12 | 2 Short overview of probabilistic modeling of uncertainties and related topics 2.1 Uncertainty and variability |
13 | 2.2 Types of approach for probabilistic modeling of uncertainties |
15 | 2.3 Types of representation for the probabilistic modeling of uncertainties |
18 | 2.4 Construction of prior probability models using the maximum entropy principle under the constraints defined by the available information |
20 | 2.5 Random Matrix Theory |
24 | 2.6 Propagation of uncertainties and methods to solve the stochastic dynamical equations |
26 | 2.7 Identification of the prior and posterior probability models of uncertainties |
28 | 2.8 Robust updating of computational models and robust design with uncertain computational models |
30 | 3 Parametric probabilistic approach to uncertainties in computational structural dynamics 3.1 Introduction of the mean computational model in computational structural dynamics |
31 | 3.2 Introduction of the reduced mean computational model |
33 | 3.3 Methodology for the parametric probabilistic approach of modelparameter uncertainties |
34 | 3.4 Construction of the prior probability model of model-parameter uncertainties |
35 | 3.5 Estimation of the parameters of the prior probability model of the uncertain model parameter |
36 | 3.6 Posterior probability model of uncertainties using output-predictionerror method and the Bayesian method |
38 | 4 Nonparametric probabilistic approach to uncertainties in computational structural dynamics 4.1 Methodology to take into account both the model-parameter uncertainties and the model uncertainties (modeling errors) |
39 | 4.2 Construction of the prior probability model of the random matrices |
40 | 4.3 Estimation of the parameters of the prior probability model of uncertainties |
41 | 4.4 Comments about the applications and the validation of the nonparametric probabilistic approach of uncertainties |
44 | 5 Generalized probabilistic approach to uncertainties in computational structural dynamics 5.1 Methodology of the generalized probabilistic approach |
46 | 5.2 Construction of the prior probability model of the random matrices 5.3 Estimation of the parameters of the prior probability model of uncertainties |
47 | 5.4 Posterior probability model of uncertainties using the Bayesian method |
50 | 6 Nonparametric probabilistic approach to uncertainties in structural-acoustic models for the low- and medium-frequency ranges |
51 | 6.1 Reduced mean structural-acoustic model |
55 | 6.2 Stochastic reduced-order model of the computational structuralacoustic model using the nonparametric probabilistic approach of uncertainties |
56 | 6.3 Construction of the prior probability model of uncertainties |
58 | 6.4 Model parameters, stochastic solver and convergence analysis 6.5 Estimation of the parameters of the prior probability model of uncertainties |
59 | 6.6 Comments about the applications and the experimental validation of the nonparametric probabilistic approach of uncertainties in structural acoustics |
60 | 7 Nonparametric probabilistic approach to uncertainties in computational nonlinear structural dynamics |
61 | 7.1 Nonlinear equation for 3D geometrically nonlinear elasticity 7.2 Nonlinear reduced mean model |
63 | 7.3 Algebraic properties of the nonlinear stiffnesses 7.4 Stochastic reduced-order model of the nonlinear dynamical system using the nonparametric probabilistic approach of uncertainties |
65 | 7.5 Comments about the applications of the nonparametric probabilistic approach of uncertainties in computational nonlinear structural dynamics |
66 | 8 Identification of high-dimension polynomial chaos expansions with random coefficients for non-Gaussian tensor-valued random fields using partial and limited experimental data |
67 | 8.1 Definition of the problemto be solved |
69 | 8.2 Construction of a family of prior algebraic probability models (PAPM) for the tensor-valued random field in elasticity theory |
79 | 8.3 Methodology for the identification of a high-dimension polynomial chaos expansion using partial and limited experimental data |
85 | 8.4 Computational aspects for constructing realizations of polynomial chaos in high dimension |
87 | 8.5 Prior probability model of the random VVC |
90 | 8.6 Posterior probability model of the random VVC using the classical Bayesian approach |
95 | 8.7 Posterior probability model of the random VVC using a new approach derived from the Bayesian approach |
97 | 8.8 Comments about the applications concerning the identification of polynomial chaos expansions of random fields using experimental data |
98 | 9 Conclusion |
100 | References |
118 | Index A B C |
119 | D E |
120 | F |
121 | G H |
123 | K L |
124 | M |
125 | N |
127 | O P |
132 | R |
133 | S T U |
134 | V |