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Probabilistic Structural Mechanics: Advances in Structural Reliability Methods

IUTAM Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, USA June 7–10,1993

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Pol D. Spanos

    1. L. B. Ryon Chair in Engineering, Rice University, Houston, USA

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  2. Y.-T. Wu

    1. Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, USA

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Table of contents (39 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Deriving Probability Models for Stress Analysis

    • Suneung Ahn, Stephen Chick, Max B. Mendel
    Pages 1-10

  3. Fatigue Life Prediction of Structures

    • V. V. Bolotin
    Pages 11-41

  4. Stochastic Boundary Element Methods: Computational Methodology and Applications

    • Tadeusz Burczyński
    Pages 42-55

  5. Hysteretic Systems Subjected to Delta Correlated Input

    • S. Caddemi, M. Di Paola
    Pages 56-67

  6. A New Second-Order Approximate Reliability Method Based on Hyper-Parabolic Failure Surfaces

    • G. Q. Cai, I. Elishakoff
    Pages 68-86

  7. Fatigue Lifetime Prediction for Uncertain Systems

    • Fabio Casciati, Pierluigi Colombi
    Pages 87-99

  8. Probabilistic Assessment of Composite and Smart Composite Structures

    • Christos C. Chamis, Michael C. Shiao
    Pages 100-119

  9. Forecasting of Supply Interruption Rate with Widespread Damage to the Water Supply Network

    • Toshiaki Chiba, Yoji Shimizu
    Pages 120-133

  10. Realibility of Silo Ring Under Lognormal Stochastic Pressure Using Stochastic Interpolation

    • Ove Ditlevsen, Claus Christensen, Søren Randrup-Thomsen
    Pages 134-162

  11. Improved Bounds on First-Passage Times for Scalar Gaussian Processes

    • S. Engelund, R. Rackwitz, C. Lange
    Pages 163-174

  12. Reliability Assessment via Log-Likelihood Maximization

    • Lucia Faravelli
    Pages 175-188

  13. Reliability Analysis of Nonlinear 3-D Frames with PR Connections by SFEM

    • Liwei Gao, Achintya Haldar
    Pages 189-204

  14. Structural Reliability Optimization

    • Philippe Geyskens
    Pages 205-219

  15. Response Functions and System Reliability of Bridges

    • Michel Ghosn, Fred Moses, Nikhil Khedekar
    Pages 220-236

  16. A Survey of Probabilistic Service Life Prediction Methods for Structures

    • R. A. Heller, S. Thangjitham
    Pages 237-266

  17. Prediction Control of Structures by ARMA Modeling

    • M. Hoshiya, Y. Saito
    Pages 267-277

  18. Reliability Analysis Methods for Linear Uncertain Dynamic Systems

    • Yaacob Ibrahim, Loh Han Tong
    Pages 278-292

  19. Improved Formula for Upper Bound of Probability of Failure Based on Means and Variances

    • Masahiro Ichikawa
    Pages 293-300

  20. Stochastic Simulation of Initiation and Early Growth of Small Cracks in Creep-Fatigue

    • Takayuki Kitamura, Naoya Tada, Ryuichi Ohtani
    Pages 301-318
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About this book

This symposium is the seventh of a series of IUTAM sponsored symposia which focus on probabilistic methods in mechanics. It is the sequel to the series of meetings in Coventry, UK (1972), Southhampton, UK (1976), Frankfurt/Oder, Germany (1982), Stockholm, Sweden (1984), Innsbruck/Igls, Austria (1987), and Turin, Italy (1991). The symposium focused on advances in the area of probabilistic mechanics with direct application to structural reliability issues. The contributed papers address collectively the four components of a structural reliability problem. They are: characterization of stochastic loads, description of material properties in terms of fatigue and fracture, response determination, and quantitative assessment of the reliability of the structural system. Four Keynote Lectures by V. Bolotin (Russia), o. Ditlevsen (Denmark), R. Heller (USA), and F. Ziegler (Austria) were delivered; the remaining contributed papers were organized in ten technical sessIons. A reception was hosted by Dr. Y. Wu the first day of the symposium; the second day of the symposium a banquet was hosted by Dr. P. Spanos, with Dr. N. Abramson serving as the banquet speaker. Closing remarks were provided by the IUTAM Secretary General, Dr. F. Ziegler.

Editors and Affiliations

  • L. B. Ryon Chair in Engineering, Rice University, Houston, USA

    Pol D. Spanos

  • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, USA

    Y.-T. Wu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Probabilistic Structural Mechanics: Advances in Structural Reliability Methods

  • Book Subtitle: IUTAM Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, USA June 7–10,1993

  • Editors: Pol D. Spanos, Y.-T. Wu

  • Series Title: IUTAM Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85092-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-85094-3Published: 16 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-85092-9Published: 13 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 610

  • Topics: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Civil Engineering

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