Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems '88: Proceedings of the 2nd IFIP WG 7.5 Conference, London, UK, September 26-28, 1988 (Lecture Notes in Engineering): 48 - Brossura

Thoft-Christensen, P.

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ISBN 10: 3540512837 ISBN 13: 9783540512837

Casa editrice: Springer, 1989

Riassunto

The present book contains 30 papers presented at the 2nd Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems. The purpose of the Working Group was - to promote modern structural system optimization and reliability theory, - to advance international cooperation in the field of structural system optimization and reliability theory, - to stimulate research, development and application of structural system optimization and reliability theory, - to further the dissemination and exchange of information on reliability and optimization of structural system optimization and reliability theory, - to encourage education in structural system optimization and reliability theory.

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Contenuti

Time-Variant Reliability Analysis Utilizing Response Surface Approach.- Iterative Elastic and Plastic Optimal Design of Steel Frames by a Mixed Method Including Double Secant Method for Nonlinear Mathematical Programming.- Reliability Approach to the Design, Construction and Use of Natural Draught Cooling Towers.- Perception of Risks and Reactions to Accidents.- A New Monte Carlo Technique in Structural Reliability with a Plastic Frame Example.- On Spatial Correlation of Nodal Wave Forces in System Reliability Analysis of Offshore Structures.- Collapse Probability for Elasto-Plastic Beam Structures.- Stochastic Wave Loads for Reliability Analyses of Jacket Structures.- Excursion Probabilities of Non-Homogeneous Gaussian Scalar Fields Based on Maxima Considerations.- Optimization of Structural Systems under Reserve and Residual Reliability Requirements.- Structural Reliability Analysis of Floating Offshore Structure.- Double Secant Method for Nonlinear Mathematical Programming.- Improving the Acceptability of Reliability-Based Safety Factors for the Design of Structural Systems.- Reliability Concept Applied to Optimum Configuration of Fibrous Composites.- On a Reliability-Based Shape Optimization of Truss Structures.- Prediction of Extreme Values of Linear Combination of Load Effects.- Parametric Decomposition for System Reliability Evaluation.- Integration of Multinormal Densities on Surfaces.- Optimum Design of Damage Tolerant Marine Structures.- Development of Techniques to Investigate the Ultimate Limit State of Framed Structures.- Probabilistic Fatigue of Offshore Structures.- Bayesian Prediction of Design Wave Heights.- Inspection Strategies for Concrete Bridges.- The Virtual Distortion Method Applied to the Reliability Analysis of Offshore Structures.- A Probabilistic Wave Model for Reliability Analysis.- Second Order Reliability by an Exact Integral.- Structural Reliability Assessment by Minimal Representations in a Mechanism Approach.- A Random Field Model for the Estimation of Earthquake Hazard due to Active Faults.- Reliability Analysis of Stochastic Rigid-Ideal Plastic Wall by Finite Elements.- Long-Term System Reliability of Offshore Jacket Structures.- Index of authors.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540512837
• ISBN 13: 9783540512837
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
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