A method to carry out a Reliability-Based Optimization (RBO) of especially nonlinear structural systems is introduced. Statistical uncertainties involving both structural and loading properties are considered. The concept is based on the separation of structural reliability analyses and the...

Consider a min-max problem in the form of min xεX max 1≤i≤m {f i (x)}. It is well-known that the non-differentiability of the max functionF(x) ≡ max 1≤i≤m {f i (x)} presents difficulty in finding an optimal solution. An entropic regularization procedure provides a smooth...