1st Edition

Advances in Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems Proceedings 12th IFIP Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Aalborg, Denmark, 22-25 May, 2005

Edited By Dan M. Frangopol, John Dalsgaard Sorensen Copyright 2006
306 Pages
by CRC Press

306 Pages
by CRC Press

This volume contains thirty-one papers presented at the Twelfth Scientific Meeting of the IFIP Working Group on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems which took place in Aalborg, Denmark, from May 22-25, 2005. The Working Group Conference was organized by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 7.5 of the Technical Committee on Modelling and... Read more
  • Reliability, risk or reality
  • On applied engineering decision making for society
  • Reliability-based topology optimization of frame structures
  • Managing bridge networks using reliability and multiple cost criteria
  • Life-cycle cost analysis of bridge structures considering maintenance cost and seismic risk
  • Improved hybrid method for reliability-based design optimization
  • System reliability-based optimization of redundant timber trusses
  • On optimal lifetime maintenance strategies taking into account probabilities of violating structural performance and cost thresholds
  • Tectonic design of concrete panels by means of topology optimization techniques and limit state analysis
  • Discrete multicriteria reliability-based optimization of structural systems
  • SORM applied to hierarchical parallel system
  • Equation for probability density of the response of a dynamic system to Erlang renewal random impulse processes
  • High-dimensional multivariate normal integrals for a discrete approximation of the first-passage density
  • Analytical derivation of the outcrossing rate in time-variant reliability problems
  • Structural reliability using non-intrusive stochastic finite elements
  • Structural resistance variability in directional simulation in load space
  • Observations about the probabilistic representation of uncertainty for maximum corrosion pit depths
  • 3D-modelling of corrosion crack opening
  • Statistical models for resistance of concrete components
  • Ultimate strength of plates with random fields of corrosion
  • A damage identification procedure for girder bridges based on coupling vibration with moving vehicles
  • An optimisation approach for room acoustics design
  • Evaluation of seismic reliability of steel bridge piers for deformation performance under cyclic loading
  • Evaluation of seismic reliability of steel bridge piers for absorbed energy performance
  • Non-destructive inspection of concrete structures applying chaos theory
  • Updating utilities and reconciling expert opinion
  • Reliability-based optimization and optimal reliability level of offshore wind turbines
  • Reliability assessment and updating of complex systems by LP
  • A standard for determination of optimal safety in engineering practice
  • Collapse reliability and lifetime prediction of deteriorating reinforced concrete framed structures
  • Reliability analysis of offshore jacket structures with wave load on deck using the Model
  • Correction Factor Method

Biography

Dan M. Frangopol, John Dalsgaard Sorensen