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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 62, Number 4, May25 2017 , pages 507-517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2017.62.4.507
 


A novel evidence theory model and combination rule for reliability estimation of structures
Y.R. Tao, Q. Wang, L. Cao, S.Y. Duan, Z.H.H. Huang and G.Q. Cheng

 
Abstract
    Due to the discontinuous nature of uncertainty quantification in conventional evidence theory(ET), the computational cost of reliability analysis based on ET model is very high. A novel ET model based on fuzzy distribution and the corresponding combination rule to synthesize the judgments of experts are put forward in this paper. The intersection and union of membership functions are defined as belief and plausible membership function respectively, and the Murfhy
 
Key Words
    evidence theory; fuzzy set; combination rule; hybrid reliability
 
Address
Y.R. Tao, S.Y. Duan: College of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin City, 300401, China

Y.R. Tao, Q. Wang, L. Cao, Z.H.H. Huang and G.Q. Cheng: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan City 411101, China
 

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