Probabilistic Approach to Stress Distributions for Orthotropic Wood Plates
Probabilistic approach to the stress distributions of an orthotropic wood plate is discussed. The stress distributions for the orthotropic elastic media are fully dependent of the material...
Some Considerations on the Acceptable Probability of Failure
The acceptable failure probability of technical structures and systems is studied in this paper. The problem is approached from two points of view: the personal and the social point of...
Safety Plans for Buildings, Structures and Technical Facilities
Safety is an important quality feature and depends on all activities within the building process. The safety concept must therefore consider all phases of the building process, from the...
Modelling of Damage Due to Structural Failure
A multistage method of simulating failure situations associated with collapse of structures is described. Method is applied to evaluate statistical characteristics of the size and cost...
General European Principles of Codes Concerning Reliability
The requirements for reliability cover safety, serviceability and durability and consider different causes and types of failure. They may concern the occurrence of a failure or the duration...
Background Studies for the Determination of Strength Functions in Eurocode 3?Design Rules for Steel-Structures
At present common unified rules for the design of Civil engineering structures are being prepared on the initiative of the Commission of the European Communities. Eurcode 3, which gives...
On the CICIND Code
The CICIND Model Code for Concrete Chimneys was created by CICIND, an international technical association which has as one of its main aims the creation of harmonized internationally accepted...
Limit States Design in Masonry
This paper reviews some aspects of limit states design for masonry structures based primarily on experience with a new Canadian code. Steps in an advanced second order safety index analysis...
Reliability-Based Analysis of Shallow Foundations
The effects of different parameters on the reliability of shallow foundations are examined. It is found that the footing depth, the footing length, and the load ratio have almost no effect...
Reliability of Miter Gates
A new approach for the reliability calculation of miter gates is presented. The reliability and hazard functions are related to the surficial wear of miter gates on their horizontal sill....
Reliability Models of the Mohr Failure Criterion for Mass Concrete
Failure in biaxially stressed concrete is here modelled by the Mohr criterion. The reliability of a stress state is evaluated in terms of 2 load variables and 1 or 2 strength variables....
Reliability Synthesis of CFRP Laminated Plate
The paper presents a formulation of shift synthesis to improve the reliability of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) laminated plates with uncertain elastic constants and lamina strength....
Load Resistance Factor Design of Aluminum Structures
Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) is a reliability-based approach to design with uncertainty. It involves the explicit consideration of limit states, multiple load and resistance...
Study on Reliability of Actual Steel Structure Using Measured Data
The measurement of uncertainties was taken on an actually constructed steel structure. The stress and strain of each part of the structure are calculated based on the conditions assumed...
Reliability-Oriented Materials Design of Composite Materials
A basic formulation for evaluating safety index of unidirectional fiber reinforced laminate is presented. The proposed formulation is based on in-plane failure criteria of composite laminate...
The Effect of Repeated Inspections on the Reliability Degradation Due to Fatigue Crack Growth
The effect of repeated in-service inspections on the reliability degradation due to fatigue crack growth is investigated based upon a stochastic fracture mechanics. A method to evaluate...
On Reliability of Mechanical Logics and Its Application
Recently, most of logical circuits are understood to consist of electrical components and wiring, however, we are still using various types of mechanical logics at the end of the safety-related...
Comparison of a Practical Fragility Analysis of a Reactor Building with Non-Linear Monte Carlo Simulation
There are several conventional methods to assess seismic safety of nuclear power plants practically. In these methods, non-linear effect of the structural elements is considered with an...
Effect of the Uncertainty About the Fatigue Limit on Highway Bridge Reliability
Current fatigue design specifications for welded steel highway bridges subjected to high traffic volumes require the design to be capable of resisting high-cycle, long life conditions...
Research on Structural System Reliability of Cable-Stayed P.C. Railway Bridge Across Hong-Shui River
This paper analyses the structural system reliability of cable-stayed bridge by using the modified all failure modes. The concept of the structural subsystem is used to help the selection...
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