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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 45, Number 5, March10 2013 , pages 595-611 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2013.45.5.595 |
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A comparative study of three collocation point methods for odd order stochastic response surface method |
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Dian-Qing Li, Shui-Hua Jiang, Yong-Gang Cheng and
Chuang-Bing Zhou
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| Abstract | ||
| This paper aims to compare three collocation point methods associated with the odd order stochastic response surface method (SRSM) in a systematical and quantitative way. The SRSM with the Hermite polynomial chaos is briefly introduced first. Then, three collocation point methods, namely the point method, the root method and the without origin method underlying the odd order SRSMs are highlighted. Three examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the three methods. The results indicate that the condition that the Hermite polynomial information matrix evaluated at the collocation points has a full rank should be satisfied to yield reliability results with a sufficient accuracy. The point method and the without origin method are much more efficient than the root method, especially for the reliability problems involving a large number of random variables or requiring complex finite element analysis. The without origin method can also produce sufficiently accurate reliability results in comparison with the point and root methods. Therefore, the origin often used as a collocation point is not absolutely necessary. The odd order SRSMs with the point method and the without origin method are recommended for the reliability analysis due to their computational accuracy and efficiency. The order of SRSM has a significant influence on the results associated with the three collocation point methods. For normal random variables, the SRSM with an order equaling or exceeding the order of a performance function can produce reliability results with a sufficient accuracy. The order of SRSM should significantly exceed the order of the performance function involving strongly non-normal random variables. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| stochastic response surface method; collocation points; reliability analysis; probability of failure; performance function | ||
| Address | ||
| Dian-Qing Li, Shui-Hua Jiang, Yong-Gang Cheng and Chuang-Bing Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science,Key Laboratory of Rock Mechanics in Hydraulic Structural Engineering (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China | ||