6 papers
Exact finite element formulation of quasi-3D beam based on analytical internal force fields for accurate static analysis of FG sandwich beams
Wenxiong Li, Suiyin Chen
This paper presents a novel exact finite element formulation of quasi-3D beam for high-fidelity analysis of functionally graded sandwich beams. Unlike conventional displacement-bas…
A Kriging-HDMR-based surrogate model with sample pool-free active learning strategy for reliability analysis
Wenxiong Li, Hanyu Liao, Suiyin Chen
In reliability engineering, conventional surrogate models encounter the "curse of dimensionality" as the number of random variables increases. While the active learning Kriging sur…
A force-based beam element model based on the modified higher-order shear deformation theory for accurate analysis of FG beams
Wenxiong Li, Huiyi Chen, Suiyin Chen +1
In this paper, a force-based beam finite element model based on a modified higher-order shear deformation theory is proposed for the accurate analysis of functionally graded beams.…
A cable finite element formulation based on exact tension field for static nonlinear analysis of cable structures
Wenxiong Li, Qikun Huang, Suiyin Chen
This paper presents a numerically exact cable finite element model for static nonlinear analysis of cable structures. The model derives the exact expression of the tension field us…
CSP-free adaptive Kriging surrogate model method for reliability analysis with small failure probability
Wenxiong Li, Rong Geng, Suiyin Chen
In the field of reliability engineering, the Active learning reliability method combining Kriging and Monte Carlo Simulation (AK-MCS) has been developed and demonstrated to be effe…
System reduction-based approximate reanalysis method for statically indeterminate structures with high-rank modification
Wenxiong Li, Suiyin Chen, Huan Huang
Efficient structural reanalysis for high-rank modification plays an important role in engineering computations which require repeated evaluations of structural responses, such as s…