Probabilistic Design of Offshore Structural Systems
Probabilistic design of structural systems is considered in this paper. The reliability is estimated using first-order reliability methods (FORM). The design problem is formulated as the...
Random Vibration of a Discrete-Distributed System
The stationary response of an arbitrarily complex, classically damped discrete-distributed system subjected to stationary Gaussian white noise is derived. For certain excitations, the...
Response of Structural Systems with Uncertain Parameters: A Comparative Study of Probabilistic and Fuzzy Sets Models
Due to the limitation in space, this paper only presents the conclusions of a study on the response of structures with uncertain properties such as mass, stiffness and damping. In the...
Characteristics of Nonstationary Response of Linear Systems
A new formulation for the statistics of the response of linear systems to nonstationary excitation is developed. Both the process and its envelope are examined and exact statistics are...
Maximum Value Statistics for Transient Response of Linear Structures
The mean and the variance are investigated for the maximum absolute value of a nonstationary process which represents the response buildup of a linear oscillator. The mean and variance...
STOCAL-II-An Instructional Software for Random Vibrations
STOCAL-II (Computer Assisted Learning of STOchastic methods) is an instructional software for teaching random vibrations and applied stochastic processes. It is based on and is an extension...
On Response Spectrum Approach for Nonclassically Damped Structural System
A response spectrum approach to approximate the maximum response of nonclassically damped structural systems is presented. The maximum response is expressed in terms of the sine spectrum,...
Bridge Reliability Evaluation Using 3-D Analysis and Damage Scenarios
This paper reports analytical investigations into the system strength and reliability evaluation of existing bridges using 3-D inelastic analysis and damage scenarios. In this context,...
Research Needs for Rational LRFD Criteria
There are at least a dozen factors causing or influencing impact. Current design specifications consider only a few of these. Location of truck wheel loads within the traffic lanes on...
Bridge Reliability?Evaluation vs. Design
Probabilistic methods of structural safety are being widely accepted as a basis for rationally considering uncertainties and developing reliability based design specifications for various...
Practical Implementation of Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Many techniques for seismic probabilistic risk assessment have been developed by university researchers over the last decade. This paper reports on a study being conducted to determine...
Effect of Spatial Variation of Ground Motions on Bridges
The effect of spatial variation of ground motions on the response of a two-span bridge is presented. Perfectly and partially correlated earthquake ground motions are used as input motions...
Recursive Modeling of Dynamic Response of MDOF Systems
The dynamic response of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems to correlated multi-input random excitations utilizing recursive modeling is presented. The recursive model is formulated...
MA to ARMA Two-Stage Monte Carlo Simulation
A prior autoregressive (AR) model can be the basis to obtain a quite eficient and reliable subsequent autoregressive moving average (ARMA) approximation. The design of the AR system which...
Stochastic System Identification in Structural Dynamics
Recently, new identification methods have been developed by using the concept of optimal-recursive filtering and stochastic approximation. These methods, known as stochastic identification,...
Applications of ARMA Models for Seismic Damage Prediction
As an alternative to current design practice which is based on peak measured ground motions and scaled records from different events, individual earthquake records are treated as samples...
Random Vibrations of Geometrically Nonlinear Finite Element Structures
A finite element formulation combined with stochastic linearization method is developed to study the large amplitude vibration characteristics of structures subjected to random loadings....
Actual Versus Assumed Behaviour of Girder Bridges
It is generally believed that the discrepancies between calculated and actual responses of bridges can diminish, to the point of being nonexistent, with refinement in the method of analysis....
Bridge Repairs?Unexpected Effects on Reliability
There is a significant probability that a bridge will require repairs at some time during its service life. Repairs correcting one deficiency can cause other, unanticipated problems. Awareness...
Reliability of Cracked, Prestressed Girders
For prestressed concrete structures in non-aggressive environments or where corrosion-protected prestressing strands are used, it may be possible to allow flexural cracking into the precompressed...
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