Structural reliability and stochastic finite element methods: State-of-the-art review and evidence-based comparison

M Aldosary, J Wang, C Li - Engineering Computations, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of uncertainty quantification
methods supported by evidence-based comparison studies. Uncertainties are widely …

An adaptive hierarchical sparse grid collocation algorithm for the solution of stochastic differential equations

X Ma, N Zabaras - Journal of Computational Physics, 2009 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in analyzing and quantifying the effects of
random inputs in the solution of ordinary/partial differential equations. To this end, the …

Stochastic finite element methods for partial differential equations with random input data

MD Gunzburger, CG Webster, G Zhang - Acta Numerica, 2014 - cambridge.org
The quantification of probabilistic uncertainties in the outputs of physical, biological, and
social systems governed by partial differential equations with random inputs require, in …

A stochastic collocation method for elliptic partial differential equations with random input data

I Babuška, F Nobile, R Tempone - SIAM review, 2010 - SIAM
This work proposes and analyzes a stochastic collocation method for solving elliptic partial
differential equations with random coefficients and forcing terms. These input data are …

Adaptive sparse polynomial chaos expansions for uncertainty propagation and sensitivity analysis

G Blatman - 2009 - inis.iaea.org
Mathematical models are widely used in many science disciplines, such as physics, biology
and meteorology. They are aimed at better understanding and explaining real-world …

Time-dependent generalized polynomial chaos

M Gerritsma, JB Van der Steen, P Vos… - Journal of Computational …, 2010 - Elsevier
Generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) has non-uniform convergence and tends to break
down for long-time integration. The reason is that the probability density distribution (PDF) of …

Multi-element probabilistic collocation method in high dimensions

J Foo, GE Karniadakis - Journal of Computational Physics, 2010 - Elsevier
We combine multi-element polynomial chaos with analysis of variance (ANOVA) functional
decomposition to enhance the convergence rate of polynomial chaos in high dimensions …

Adaptive-sparse polynomial chaos expansion for reliability analysis and design of complex engineering systems

C Hu, BD Youn - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2011 - Springer
This paper presents an adaptive-sparse polynomial chaos expansion (adaptive-sparse
PCE) method for performing engineering reliability analysis and design. The proposed …

Multi-output local Gaussian process regression: Applications to uncertainty quantification

I Bilionis, N Zabaras - Journal of Computational Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
We develop an efficient, Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification framework using a novel treed
Gaussian process model. The tree is adaptively constructed using information conveyed by …

STOCHASTIC COLLOCATION ALGORITHMS USING 𝓁1-MINIMIZATION

L Yan, L Guo, D Xiu - International Journal for Uncertainty …, 2012 - dl.begellhouse.com
The idea of 𝓁 1-minimization is the basis of the widely adopted compressive sensing
method for function approximation. In this paper, we extend its application to high …