TY - GEN
T1 - Development of Scilab-based structural reliability analysis software using Monte Carlo Simulated Finite Element Method
AU - Wisudawan, Agro
AU - Hadiwidodo, Yoyok Setyo
AU - Rosyid, Daniel M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - So far, the calculation of structural reliability using common methods always demands a closed form equation of performance function. This necessitates distribution information of loads and strength. Monte Carlo FEM method for structural reliability analysis was proposed by Guoliang et.al. However the proposed method tries to avoid simulation. Its result have some serious error. Whereas, simulation is a very powerful to analyze structural reliability. Improving the Guoliang method, this research presents how Finite Element Methods can be incorporated into Monte Carlo Simulation and develops a software based on open source code Scilab, to analyze the reliability of Plane Truss structure. This paper describes a technique based on simulations that reliability analysis of complex structure are not of a problem and of low effort. In the first step of this research, an algorithm is established by applying Monte Carlo Simulation into Finite Element Method. Then software functions in Scilab are developed based on it. For the validation, the software is used to calculate responses of simple Plane Truss structure. The results are compared to manual calculation using basic structural analysis. This research have produced a fresh procedure and simple software to analyze the Plane Truss reliability based on the incorporation of Monte Carlo Simulation with Finite Element Method.
AB - So far, the calculation of structural reliability using common methods always demands a closed form equation of performance function. This necessitates distribution information of loads and strength. Monte Carlo FEM method for structural reliability analysis was proposed by Guoliang et.al. However the proposed method tries to avoid simulation. Its result have some serious error. Whereas, simulation is a very powerful to analyze structural reliability. Improving the Guoliang method, this research presents how Finite Element Methods can be incorporated into Monte Carlo Simulation and develops a software based on open source code Scilab, to analyze the reliability of Plane Truss structure. This paper describes a technique based on simulations that reliability analysis of complex structure are not of a problem and of low effort. In the first step of this research, an algorithm is established by applying Monte Carlo Simulation into Finite Element Method. Then software functions in Scilab are developed based on it. For the validation, the software is used to calculate responses of simple Plane Truss structure. The results are compared to manual calculation using basic structural analysis. This research have produced a fresh procedure and simple software to analyze the Plane Truss reliability based on the incorporation of Monte Carlo Simulation with Finite Element Method.
KW - Finite Element Method
KW - Monte Carlo Simulation
KW - Reliability Analysis
KW - Scilab Software
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885995933&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TIME-E.2013.6611985
DO - 10.1109/TIME-E.2013.6611985
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84885995933
SN - 9781467357326
T3 - Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering and Environment, TIME-E 2013
SP - 165
EP - 170
BT - Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering and Environment, TIME-E 2013
T2 - 2013 International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering and Environment, TIME-E 2013
Y2 - 23 June 2013 through 26 June 2013
ER -