Equivalent method for accurate solution to linear interval equations

Based on linear interval equations, an accurate interval finite element method for solving structural static problems with uncertain parameters in terms of optimization is discussed. On the premise of ensuring the consistency of solution sets, the original interval equations are equivalently transformed into some deterministic inequations. On this basis, calculating the structural displacement response with interval parameters is predigested to a number of deterministic linear optimization problems. The results are proved to be accurate to the interval governing equations. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed method.

A NEW SOLUTION TO STRUCTURAL FUZZY FINITE ELEMENT EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS (SFFEEE)

A speedy accurate solution to structural fuzzy finite element equilibrium equations (SFFEEE), by combining the definition of the solution of interval equations with the mechanical meaning of the structural finite element equilibrium equations (SFEEE), was put forward. The fuzzification of the SFFEEE, which is discussed in this paper, originates from that of material property, structural boundary conditions and external loading. The computing quantity of this solution is almost equal to that of the general finite element method (GFEM).

PERTURBATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR FUZZY-STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENT EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS (FSFEEE)

In this paper, the random interval equilibrium equations (RIEE) is obtained by lambda-level cutting the fuzzy-stochastic finite element equilibrium equations (FSFEEE). Based on the relations between the variables of equilibrium equations, solving RIEE is transformed into solving two kinds of general random equilibrium equations (GREE). Then the recursive equations of evaluating the random interval displacement is derived from the small-parameter perturbation theory. The computational formulae of statistical characteristic of the fuzzy random displacements, the fuzzy random strains and the fuzzy random stresses are also deduced in detail.

MODIFIED SCHEME BASED ON SEMI-ANALYTIC APPROACH FOR COMPUTING NON-PROBABILISTIC RELIABILITY INDEX

A new computation scheme proposed to tackle commensurate problems is devel- oped by modifying the semi-analytic approach for minimizing computational complexity. Using the proposed scheme, the limit state equations, usually referred to as the failure surface, are obtained from transformation of an interval variable to a normalized one. In order to minimize the computational cost, two algorithms for optimizing the calculation steps have been proposed. The monotonicity of the objective function can be determined from narrowing the scope of interval variables in normalized infinite space by incorporating the algorithms into the computational scheme. Two examples are used to illustrate the operation and computational efficiency of the approach. The results of these examples show that the proposed algorithms can greatly reduce the computation complexity without sacrificing the computational accuracy. The advantage of the proposed scheme can be even more efficient for analyzing sophistic structures.

Relativistic Reduction of the Electron-Nucleus Force in Bohr’s Hydrogen Atom and the Time of Electron Transition between the Neighbouring Quantum Energy Levels

The aim of the paper is to get an insight into the time interval of electron emission done between two neighbouring energy levels of the hydrogen atom. To this purpose, in the first step, the formulae of the special relativity are applied to demonstrate the conditions which can annihilate the electrostatic force acting between the nucleus and electron in the atom. This result is obtained when a suitable electron speed entering the Lorentz transformation is combined with the strength of the magnetic field acting normally to the electron orbit in the atom. In the next step, the Maxwell equation characterizing the electromotive force is applied to calculate the time interval connected with the change of the magnetic field necessary to produce the force. It is shown that the time interval obtained from the Maxwell equation, multiplied by the energy change of two neighbouring energy levels considered in the atom, does satisfy the Joule-Lenz formula associated with the quantum electron energy emission rate between the levels.

Parallel Solutions for Large-Scale General Sparse Nonlinear Systems of Equations

In solving application problems, many largesscale nonlinear systems of equations result in sparse Jacobian matrices. Such nonlinear systems are called sparse nonlinear systems. The irregularity of the locations of nonzero elements of a general sparse matrix makes it very difficult to generally map sparse matrix computations to multiprocessors for parallel processing in a well balanced manner. To overcome this difficulty, we define a new storage scheme for general sparse matrices in this paper. With the new storage scheme, we develop parallel algorithms to solve large-scale general sparse systems of equations by interval Newton/Generalized bisection methods which reliably find all numerical solutions within a given domain.In Section 1, we provide an introduction to the addressed problem and the interval Newton's methods. In Section 2, some currently used storage schemes for sparse sys-terns are reviewed. In Section 3, new index schemes to store general sparse matrices are reported. In Section 4, we present a parallel algorithm to evaluate a general sparse Jarobian matrix. In Section 5, we present a parallel algorithm to solve the correspond-ing interval linear 8ystem by the all-row preconditioned scheme. Conclusions and future work are discussed in Section 6.