Research Article

Reliability-Based Topology Optimization Using Stochastic Response Surface Method with Sparse Grid Design

Table 8

Approximated limit state function constructed by SRSM in PMA.

Iteration

1−0.65050.1861−0.3425−0.01880.0356−0.0174
2−0.17880.1329−0.2446−0.01340.0254−0.0124
2030.37620.0703−0.1294−0.00710.0135−0.0066
2040.37620.0703−0.1294−0.00710.0135−0.0066

Approximated limit state function: = a0 + a1u1 + a2u2 + a3(  − 1) + a4u1u2 + a5(  − 1).