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Methods Of Structural Safety

S. Krenk

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Binding: Paper Back

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc

Language: English

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The modest but real likelihood of structural breakdowns is influenced by uncertainties in analytical models, variations in loads, and variability in material properties. This text on advanced engineering provides a framework for assessing, contrasting, and integrating stochastic effects. It discusses techniques created to cope with stochastic aspects of structure behaviour. The essay begins with the basic issue of consistently assessing the structural reliability before moving on to a discussion of second-moment reliability index approaches that define failure in terms of one or more limit states. It provides first-order reliability methods for calculating failure probabilities for specific limit states and for systems, and it provides an example of how to identify the design factors that have the biggest impact on dependability. Stochastic processes; stationary, evolutionary, and extreme-value theory are two other topics that are covered.

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Author	H. O. Madsen, N. C. Lind, S. Krenk
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc
Language	English
Binding Type	Paper Back
Main Category	Engineering
Sub Category	Civil Engineering
SKU	BK 0137770