Stochastic Finite Elements with Multiple Random Non-Gaussian Properties
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 125, Issue 1
Abstract
The spectral formulation of the stochastic finite-element method is applied to the problem of heat conduction in a random medium. Specifically, the conductivity of the medium, as well as its heat capacity are treated as uncorrelated random processes with spatial random fluctuations. Using the spectral stochastic finite-element method, this paper analyzes the sensitivity of heat conduction problems to probabilistic models of random data. In particular, both the thermal conductivity and the heat capacity of the medium are assumed to be uncertain. The implementation of the method is demonstrated for both Gaussian and lognormal material properties, modeled either as random variables or random processes.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 125 • Issue 1 • January 1999
Pages: 26 - 40
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Received: Jan 26, 1998
Published online: Jan 1, 1999
Published in print: Jan 1999
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