Print Email Facebook Twitter Extreme-oriented sensitivity analysis using sparse polynomial chaos expansion Title Extreme-oriented sensitivity analysis using sparse polynomial chaos expansion: Application to train–track–bridge systems Author Shang, Y. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management) Nogal Macho, M. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management) Teixeira, Rui (University College Dublin) Wolfert, A.R.M. (TU Delft Engineering Structures) Department Engineering Structures Date 2023 Abstract The use of sensitivity analysis is essential in model development for the purposes of calibration, verification, factor prioritization, and mechanism reduction. While most contributions to sensitivity methods focus on the average model response, this paper proposes a new sensitivity method focusing on the extreme response and structural limit states, which combines an extreme-oriented sensitivity method with polynomial chaos expansion. This enables engineers to perform sensitivity analysis near given limit states and visualize the relevance of input factors to different design criteria and corresponding thresholds. The polynomial chaos expansion is used to approximate the model output and alleviate the computational cost in sensitivity analysis, which features sparsity and adaptivity to enhance efficiency. The accuracy and efficiency of the method are verified in a truss structure, which is then illustrated on a dynamic train–track–bridge system. The role of the input factors in response variability is clarified, which differs in terms of the design criteria chosen for sensitivity analysis. The method incorporates multi-scenarios and can thus be useful to support decision-making in design and management of engineering structures. Subject Extreme valueGlobal sensitivity analysisLimit stateOptimizationPolynomial chaos expansionTrain–track–bridge system To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0c8db69d-8eb6-4c6d-a0dd-edc0f053313d DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109818 ISSN 0951-8320 Source Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 243 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 Y. Shang, M. Nogal Macho, Rui Teixeira, A.R.M. Wolfert Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0951832023007329_main.pdf 1.86 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0c8db69d-8eb6-4c6d-a0dd-edc0f053313d/datastream/OBJ/view