ProbCalc - An Efficient Tool for Probabilistic Calculations

Abstract:

The probabilistic methods are used in engineering tasks where a computational model contains random variables. The new method the Direct Optimised Probabilistic Calculation (DOProC) - which is being developed now seems to be highly efficient in terms of calculation time and accuracy of solution. The computation is purely numerical and does not use any simulation techniques. The algorithm has been implemented in several software applications which have been used in probabilistic tasks and probabilistic reliability assessments.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 969)
• Pages: 302-307
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.969.302
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Martin Krejsa*, Petr Janas, Vlastimil Krejsa
• Keywords: Anchor, Direct Optimised Probabilistic Calculation, DOProC, FCProbCalc, HistAn, HistAn2D, HistAn3D, HistOp, Probabilistic Methods, Probability of Failure, ProbCalc, Random Variable, Reliability Assessment

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