Modeling Failure Probability of Underground Pipes
Factors influencing the performance of underground gas pipes are identified through a literature search and contacts with several utility companies. These factors are categorized as (i),...
Tidal Flooding Study for a Seattle Watershed
The paper reports on a study to develop a correlation between rainfall volumes and tidal storm surges based on recorded rainfall and tide data. This correlation was used to establish tidal...
Reactive Transport of Suspended Particles
Monte Carlo simulation of the total probability density function for each constituent easily handles non-linear reactions and has a cost that increases only linearly with the number of...
Principles of Probabilistic Characterizations of Soil Properties
Sources of uncertainties affecting characterization of soil properties in a homogeneous soil layer include inherent spatial variability, systematic test bias, random test errors, calibration...
Application of Methods of Probabilistic Characterization of Soil Properties
The use of probabilistic methods to describe soil properties has many applications. One such application that has been developed is in the area of probabilistic slope stability analysis....
Probabilistic Characterization of Nigerian Falls
A probabilistic method of subsurface characterization is developed for sites in Southern Nigeria. This method is based on the use of statistics to analyze real field data and determine...
Landform-Based Characterization of Soil Properties
A probabilistic characterization of site soil properties can be achieved with sparse site-specific data by augmenting them with data available from other sites in the region having the...
Probabilistic Characterization of Soil Properties
Bridge Between Theory and Practice
The two objectives established for these proceedings are: (1) to summarize the principles and procedures of probabilistic characterization of soil properties in a readily understood manner...
Probabilistic Analysis of Impact Loading Conditions
Probabilistic methods are developed for the analysis of random impact loading conditions that arise from oblique, noncollinear, and spinning missile impacts. Models are developed for the...
Treatment of Design and Construction Errors in PRA
The risk estimates developed in a PRA should allow for potential design and construction errors. These errors generally modify the component responses and fragilities. Since most design...
Probabilistic Seismic Analysis of a Nuclear Power Plant Steel Containment
Concern for the safety of nuclear power plants has motivated efforts to determine the statistical characteristics of the seismic resistance of steel containments under various types of...
Development of Concrete Nuclear Containment (ACI 359) Code Requirements as they Relate to Probability Based Load
The historical development of the load combinations used in concrete containment is presented in the paper. These load combinations are examined and identified in the light of the reasonable,...
Containment Integrity of SEP Plants under Combined Loads
The containment designs analyzed consisted of three inverted light-bulb shaped drywells used in boiling water reactor (BWR) systems, and three steel-lines concrete containments and a spherical...
Bayesian Procedure for Evaluation of Containment Capability
The functional requirements of a steel or concrete containment is to maintain the structural integrity as well as the leak-tight integrity of its pressure boundary under specified design...
State-of-the-Art Report on Steel Embedments
The basic philosophy underlying the design of steel embedments may be summarized as follows: (1) If an attachment can be located such that a group of cast-in-place anchors can be used...
Engineering Mechanics in Civil Engineering
The principles of engineering mechanics and the application of these principles to civil engineering problems cover a broad spectrum of topics ranging from theory to practice. These proceedings...
Sensitivity of Model Choice in Reservoir Design
The Box-Jenkins method of model construction and tests of model adequacy and fit are applied to a reservoir design problem. The sensitivity of the stochastic models used to generate synthetic...
A Probability-Based Load Criterion for Structural Design
Load factors and load combinations are explored which are compatible with the loads in the proposed 1981 revision of American National Standard A58 (Minimum Design Loads for Buildings...
Probabilistic Methods in Structural Engineering
Papers are presented from a symposium on the application of probabilistic methods to structural engineering. The first of four sections deals with codes and specifications which are probability...
Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability
The purpose of the conference is to present and review the current state of the art of Probabilistic methods and their applications in civil engineering, with emphasis on structural and...
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