A robust approximation method for nonlinear cases of structural reliability analysis

• A reliability algorithm in the category of approximation methods is proposed. • The algorithm is a generalization of HL-RF method in computing reliability index. • Two adjusting parameters are included in HL-RF method. • The parameters help to control the instability of HL-RF in highly nonlinear c...
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• A reliability algorithm in the category of approximation methods is proposed. • The algorithm is a generalization of HL-RF method in computing reliability index. • Two adjusting parameters are included in HL-RF method. • The parameters help to control the instability of HL-RF in highly nonlinear cases. • The algorithm is robust and efficient while keeping the simplicity of HL-RF. Ausführliche Beschreibung