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A Non-probabilistic Reliability-based Optimization of Structures Using Convex Models

Fangyi Li^1,2, Zhen Luo³, Jianhua Rong¹, Lin Hu¹

1 School of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China.
Corresponding Author: Telephone: +86-731-8525-8630; Fax:+86-731-8525-8630; Email: lfy703@sina.com (Dr.Fangyi. Li)
2 Key Laboratory of Manufacture and Test Techniques for Automobile Parts, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China.
3 School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia