Random field representation methods

Implementation of EOLE, OSE and K-L (Discrete, Galerkin & Nyström) methods for 1D random fields

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Different covariance kernels are defined to illustrate three series expansion methods for 1D random field representation: (i) the 'expansion optimal linear estimator (EOLE)', (ii) the orthogonal series expansion (OSE)', and (iii) the 'Karhunen-Loève (K-L)' methods. The solution of the K-L eigenvalue problem is computed with the Discrete, Nyström and Galerkin methods. The main references are: "Stochastic finite element methods and reliability" by Sudret and Der Kiureghian, and "Stochastic finite elements: a spectral approach" by Ghanem and Spanos.
Several references to equations and useful comments are written in order to provide a better understanding of the codes. The programs estimate the corresponding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the covariance kernel, and plot several random field realizations, together with the covariance approximation.

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Felipe Uribe (2026). Random field representation methods (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52372-random-field-representation-methods), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2021a and later releases

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Version Published Release Notes Action
1.2.5

OSE files updated in an effort to fix a typo. Despite the results look better, a minor typo still seems to be present.

1.2.0.0

New version of K-L code:
* example.m re-structured
* renaming the functions
* adding extra check for orthonormality of eigenvectors
* update of Nyström
* efficient gauss_legendre code (large points)

1.0.0.0