Hybrid Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Complex Structures With Random and Interval Uncertainties Based on ASS-HRA

In this paper, an efficient hybrid reliability analysis (HRA) method and a hybrid reliability-based design optimization (HRBDO) approach are proposed for realistic complex engineering structures with random and interval uncertainties. First, the HRBDO model for complex engineering structures is constructed with its objective and performance functions described as the implicit functions of design variables and random and interval parameters. Then, an efficient HRA method based on adaptive step size (ASS-HRA) is put forward to calculate the minimum reliability of the structure's performance function under the influences of both random and interval uncertainties, the computational efficiency and accuracy of which are verified by a benchmark test. Subsequently, an efficient HRBDO approach integrating the proposed ASS-HRA method with the polynomial response surface model (PRSM) is developed for solving the HRBDO problems of complex engineering structures, the effectiveness of which is demonstrated by a numerical example. Finally, the HRBDO of a high-speed press slider demonstrates the efficiency, effectiveness, and versatility of the proposed HRBDO approach based on the ASS-HRA in the design of realistic complex engineering structures.