Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations in Random Domains: An Application to Wind Engineering
Year: 2009
Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 5 (2009), Iss. 2-4 : pp. 515–531
Abstract
An application of recent uncertainty quantification techniques to Wind Engineering is presented. In particular, the study of the effects of small geometric changes in the Sunshine Skyway Bridge deck on its aerodynamic behavior is addressed. This results in the numerical solution of a proper PDE posed in a domain affected by randomness, which is handled through a mapping approach. A non-intrusive Polynomial Chaos expansion allows to transform the stochastic problem into a deterministic one, in which a commercial code is used as a black-box for the solution of a number of Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes simulations. The use of proper Gauss-Patterson nested quadrature formulas with respect to a Truncated Weibull probability density function permits to limit the number of these computationally expensive simulations, though maintaining a sufficient accuracy. Polynomial Chaos approximations, statistical moments and probability density functions of time-independent quantities of interest for the engineering applications are obtained.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/2009-CiCP-7747
Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 5 (2009), Iss. 2-4 : pp. 515–531
Published online: 2009-01
AMS Subject Headings: Global Science Press
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 17