Abstract Developing fragility functions is the essential step in incorporating important uncertainties next-generation performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) methodology. The present paper aimed to involve record-to-record variability as well modelling uncertainty sources developing curves at collapse limit state. In this article, order reduce dispersion of uncertainties, Group Method ...

In the present study, multi-objective optimization of Forward-Curved (FC) blade centrifugal fans is performed in three steps. In the first step, Head rise (HR) and the Head loss (HL) in a set of FC centrifugal fan is numerically investigated using commercial software NUMECA. Two meta-models based on the evolved group method of data handling (GMDH) type neural networks are obtained, in the secon...

This article deals with the problem of determination of the model uncertainty during the system identification via application of the self-organising group method of data handling (GMDH) neural network. In particular, the contribution of the neural network structure errors and the parameter estimates inaccuracy to the model uncertainty were presented. Knowing these sources and applying the Oute...

A system identification method for nonlinear systems with unknown structure by means of short input-output data is proposed. This method introduces more general model structure for nonlinear systems. Moreover, based on gray-box idea and its salient feature with expanding NARMAX (Nonlinear Autoregressive, Moving Average eXogenous) modeling, this method integrates different system information. Th...