Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems: Proceedings of the sixth IFIP WG7.5 working conference on reliability and optimization of structural systems 1994

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Optimal resource allocation for seismic reliability upgrading of existing structures and lifeline networks....Pages 3-24
Codified Reliability of Structures....Pages 25-44
Towards Consistent-Reliability Structural Design for Earthquakes....Pages 45-60
Fuzzy logic and its contribution to reliability analysis....Pages 61-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Experience from the application of Reliability Fatigue Crack Growth Analyses on Real Life Offshore Platform: Parametric Study and Sensitivity Analysis....Pages 79-87
The Use of a F. E. Code for Multicriteria Reliability Based Optimization of Composite Material Structures....Pages 88-95
Approximation of non-normal responses for drag dominated offshore structures....Pages 96-103
Parameter-dependent integrals: some mathematical tools....Pages 104-111
Optimization of Foundation of Bridge on Soft Ground....Pages 112-119
Reliability of Anchored Monolith Structures under Corrosion Effects....Pages 120-127
Reliability of Flexible Structures Exposed to Non-Gaussian Wind Pressure....Pages 128-135
A Stochastic Crack Growth Model with Propagation Resistance as a Random Field....Pages 136-143
Algorithms for Reliability-Based Optimal Design....Pages 144-152
Reliability Estimation of Tall RC Chimneys....Pages 153-160
Discussion on response surface approximations for use in structural reliability....Pages 161-168
Site-specific and Component-specific Bridge Load Models....Pages 169-176
Functionals of Stochastic Processes and Random Fields in Reliability Analysis....Pages 177-184
Analysis of Ignorance Factors in Design Criteria Subject to Model Uncertainty....Pages 185-192
An Efficient FORM -Based Strategy for the Reliability Analysis of Marine Structures....Pages 193-200
Differentiation of Probability Functions Arising in Structural Reliability....Pages 201-208
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Relation Between Parameters Sensitivities and Dimensional Invariance on Stochastic Materials Design of Fibrous Composite Laminates....Pages 209-216
Assessment of Global Reliability from Local Damage Observations:Application to Highway Bridge Decks....Pages 217-224
Interactive Structural Optimization with Quasi-Newton Algorithms....Pages 225-232
Reliability of Laminated Structures by an Energy Based Failure Criterion....Pages 233-240
Optimization of absorbers in the highway bridges due to traffic flow....Pages 241-248
Interactive Reliability-Based Optimal Design....Pages 249-256
Reliability Analysis and Optimal Design of Monolithic Vertical Wall Breakwaters....Pages 257-264
Assessment of performance and optimal strategies for inspection and maintenance of concrete structures using reliability based expert systems....Pages 265-272
Seismic reliability of electric power transmission systems....Pages 273-280
Reliability Analysis of Load Path-Dependent Structures....Pages 281-288
Random Vibrations of Structures under Propagating Excitations....Pages 289-296
Two Improved Algorithms for Reliability Analysis....Pages 297-304
Reliability Considerations of Beams Subjected to Random Moving Loads....Pages 305-312
Back Matter....Pages 313-313