Reliability and optimization of structural systems : proceedings of the sixth IFIP WG7.5 working conference on reliability and optimization of structural systems, 1994

The 6th meeting sponsored by IFIP Working Group 7.5, on reliability and optimization of structural systems, took place in September 1994 in Assisi, Italy. This book contains the papers presented at the working conference including topics such as reliability of special structures, fatigue, failure modes and time-variant systems relibility. 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 One Keynote Lectures 1 Optimal resource allocation for seismic reliability upgrading of existing structures and lifeline networks 2 Codified reliability of structures 3 Towards consistent-reliability structural design for earthquakes 4 Fuzzy logic and its contribution to reliability analysis Two Technical Contributions 5 Experience from the application of reliability fatigue crack growth analyses on real life offshore platform: parametric study and sensitivity analysis 6 The use of a F.E. code for multicriteria reliability based optimization of composite material structures 7 Approximation of non-normal responses for drag dominated offshore structures 8 Parameter-dependent integrals: some mathematical tools 9 Optimization of foundation of bridge on soft ground 10 Reliability of anchored monolith structures under corrosion effects 11 Reliability of flexible structures exposed to non-Gaussian wind pressure 12 A stochastic crack growth model with propagation resistance as a random field 13 Algorithms for reliability-based optimal design 14 Reliability estimation of tall RC chimneys 15 Discussion on response surface approximations for use in structural reliability 16 Site-specific and component-specific bridge load models 17 Functionals of stochastic processes and random fields in reliability analysis 18 Analysis of ignorance factors in design criteria subject to model uncertainty 19 An efficient FORM-based strategy for the reliability analysis of marine structures 20 Differentiation of probability functions arising in structural reliability 21 Relation between parameter sensitivities and dimensional invariance on stochastic materials design of fibrous composite laminates 22 Assessment of global reliability from local damage observations: application to highway bridge decks 23 Interactive structural optimization with quasi-Newton algorithms 24 Reliability of laminated structures by an energy based failure criterion 25 Optimization of absorbers in the highway bridges due to traffic flow 26 Interactive reliability-based optimal design 27 Reliability analysis and optimal design of monolithic vertical wall breakwaters 28 Assessment of performance and optimal strategies for inspection and maintenance of concrete structures using reliability based expert systems 29 Seismic reliability of electric power transmission systems 30 Reliability analysis of load path-dependent structures 31 Random vibrations of structures under propagating excitations 32 Two improved algorithms for reliability analysis 33 Reliability considerations of beams subjected to random moving loads Index of contributors.