TY - JOUR
T1 - Sequential simulated annealing for life-cycle optimization of nonlinear stochastic systems via arbitrary polynomial chaos expansion
AU - dos Santos, Ketson R.M.
AU - Beck, André Teófilo
AU - Lopez, Rafael Holdorf
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/4/1
Y1 - 2024/4/1
N2 - Quantifying the uncertainties of engineering systems modeled as nonlinear oscillators subject to random excitation is a theoretically complex and computationally demanding task. Consequently, finding an optimal design of such systems considering their life-cycle performance is prohibitive with Monte Carlo simulation methods. In this paper, an efficient performance-based design optimization approach is developed for finding the optimal parameters of engineering systems modeled as nonlinear/hysteretic oscillators subject to stationary and non-stationary excitation. This novel approach utilizes an arbitrary polynomial chaos expansion to estimate the expected cost of failure without performing a computationally expensive integration over the hazard levels. Moreover, we introduce a novel sequential heuristic optimization scheme based on simulated annealing to minimize the total expected cost over the structure life-cycle. Three examples are included in the paper to assess the developed optimization scheme. First, we use the developed framework to optimize a linear single-degree-of-freedom oscillator subject to broadband excitation. Second, a multi-degree-of-freedom oscillator with cubic nonlinearity in damping and stiffness, subject to stationary broadband excitation, is optimized to show the influence of the problem dimensionality in the optimization process. In the last example, a multi-story reinforced concrete shear building modeled as a multi-degree-of-freedom Bouc-Wen oscillator with stiffness and strength degradation and subject to multi-hazards modeled as stationary (wind excitation) and non-stationary (earthquake) stochastic processes, is optimized.
AB - Quantifying the uncertainties of engineering systems modeled as nonlinear oscillators subject to random excitation is a theoretically complex and computationally demanding task. Consequently, finding an optimal design of such systems considering their life-cycle performance is prohibitive with Monte Carlo simulation methods. In this paper, an efficient performance-based design optimization approach is developed for finding the optimal parameters of engineering systems modeled as nonlinear/hysteretic oscillators subject to stationary and non-stationary excitation. This novel approach utilizes an arbitrary polynomial chaos expansion to estimate the expected cost of failure without performing a computationally expensive integration over the hazard levels. Moreover, we introduce a novel sequential heuristic optimization scheme based on simulated annealing to minimize the total expected cost over the structure life-cycle. Three examples are included in the paper to assess the developed optimization scheme. First, we use the developed framework to optimize a linear single-degree-of-freedom oscillator subject to broadband excitation. Second, a multi-degree-of-freedom oscillator with cubic nonlinearity in damping and stiffness, subject to stationary broadband excitation, is optimized to show the influence of the problem dimensionality in the optimization process. In the last example, a multi-story reinforced concrete shear building modeled as a multi-degree-of-freedom Bouc-Wen oscillator with stiffness and strength degradation and subject to multi-hazards modeled as stationary (wind excitation) and non-stationary (earthquake) stochastic processes, is optimized.
KW - Performance-based engineering
KW - Polynomial chaos expansion
KW - Simulated annealing
KW - Statistical linearization
KW - Stochastic engineering dynamics
KW - Structural optimization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117675
DO - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117675
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85185551057
SN - 0141-0296
VL - 304
JO - Engineering Structures
JF - Engineering Structures
M1 - 117675
ER -