Reliability Analysis of Navigation Structures

by Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, United States,
Weijun Wang, Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Geotechnical Practice in Dam Rehabilitation

Abstract:

Methods for probabilistic stability analyses of concrete monoliths at hydraulic structures were developed and tested. Numerous analyses were performed using data from six actual structures considering a variety of loading conditions, performance functions, parameter assumptions and probabilistic models. The developed methods are suitable for ranking existing structures for rehabilitation investment decisions. The selected measure, the reliability index ?, reflects both the problem mechanics and degree of certainty or uncertainty in the underlying variables.

Subject Headings: Structural analysis | Structural reliability | Structural stability | Probability | Concrete structures | Concrete dams | Rehabilitation

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