High-dimensional model representation for structural reliability analysis: Authors' reply to comments by S. Rahman and H. Xu

摘要

The purpose of the present communication is to provide response to the comments made by Rahman and Xu (RX) [1] in relation to our paper on high-dimensional model representation (HDMR) for structural reliability analysis [2]. It is our belief that this response will have the role of correctly informing the readers about the real origin of HDMR concepts adopted in the manuscript [2] and erroneous claims of RX on the development of decomposition methods based on HDMR concepts without giving appropriate credit to the original development of HDMR. Below we provide response to the points raised in RX's letter.