Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems ’88: Proceedings of the 2nd IFIP WG7.5 Conference London, UK, September 26–28, 1988

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P. Thoft-Christensen
Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - Technology & Engineering - 434 pages
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.
 

Contents

Iterative Elastic and Plastic Optimal Design of Steel Frames by a Mixed
15
Perception of Risks and Reactions to Accidents 43
42
On Spatial Correlation of Nodal Wave Forces in System Reliability Analysis
65
Rabi S De Ashish Karamchandani Peter Bjerager C Allin Cornell
85
Stochastic Wave Loads for Reliability Analyses of Jacket Structures
101
Excursion Probabilities of NonHomogeneous Gaussian Scalar Fields Based
117
Optimization of Structural Systems under Reserve and Residual Reliability
135
Double Secant Method for Nonlinear Mathematical Programming
163
Integration of Multinormal Densities on Surfaces
235
Optimum Design of Damage Tolerant Marine Structures
249
Development of Techniques to Investigate the Ultimate Limit State
269
Probabilistic Fatigue of Offshore Structures 291
290
Bayesian Prediction of Design Wave Heights
311
Inspection Strategies for Concrete Bridges 325
324
A Probabilistic Wave Model for Reliability Analysis
357
Second Order Reliability by an Exact Integral 377
376

Reliability Concept Applied to Optimum Configuration of Fibrous
190
Prediction of Extreme Values of Linear Combination of Load Effects
213
A Random Field Model for the Estimation of Earthquake Hazard due
401
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