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For obtaining a correct reliability-based optimum design, the input statistical model, which includes marginal and joint distributions of input random variables, needs to be accurately estimated. However, in most engineering applications, only limited data on input variables are available due to expensive testing costs. The input statistical model estimated from the insufficient data will be inaccurate,...
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