Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems: Assessment, Design, and Life-Cycle Performance

New edition brings together contributions from leading engineers who provide in-depth discussion across the entire field. They present the very latest structural reliability methods, along with an examination of reliability-based optimization, structural system reliability and risk analysis, lifetime performance, and various applications in civil engineering.



This book provides immediate access to cutting-edge methods for practicing professionals and researchers, as well as an exceptional overview and exploration in structural system reliability and optimization for students in civil engineering.
Table of Contents
Preface - Dan M. Frangopol, Mitsuo Kawatani & Chul-Woo Kim Keynote Papers Optimization and reliability problems in structural design of wind turbines - J.D. Sørensen Life-cycle performance and cost analysis of bridge network considering seismic risk - H. Furuta, K. Koyama & D.M. Frangopol Exchangeable condition states and Bayesian reliability updating - M.A. Maes Technical Contributions Practical assessments of risk and its uncertainty - A.H-S. Ang Sampling strategies to detect threshold excursions in random fields - J.W. Baker & M.H. Faber Role of uncertainties in the lifetime performance of concrete structures - F.Biondini & D.M. Frangopol Lifetime optimization of deteriorating structures - F. Biondini &A. Marchiondelli Seismic reliability functions for complex systems based on a secant-stiffness reduction index - L. Esteva & O.J. Díaz-López Redundancy and robustness of structures: A retrospective - M. Ghosn & D.M. Frangopol Case study of a hands-on inspection for optimal maintenance planning for railway bridges - T. Kamizono, Y. Okamoto, F. Yamada & H. Namiki Condition rating methodology on RC bridges with chloride induced deterioration - H. Kano & H. Morikawa A new performance-based maintenance approach for infrastructures - A. Kawamoto,W. Shiraki, K. Yasuda, N. Ito & M. Dogaki Earthquake-proof reliability-based design for steel rigid-frame piers of highway bridges - M. Kawatani, Y. Nomura & S. Kato Effect of dynamic wheel loads on fatigue performance of RC slabs - C-W. Kim & M. Kawatani Effect of uncertainty in cross-sectional property on reliability-based topology optimization of frame structures - N. Kogiso, K. Nishida, K. Mogami, S. Nishiwaki, K. Izui & M. Yoshimura The applications of the third-order normal polynomial to structural reliability assessment - Z-H. Lu &Y-G. Zhao Bridge live load effects based on statistics of extremes using on-site load monitoring - T.B. Messervey & D.M. Frangopol Non-Gaussianity of structural resistance in the directional simulation in load space - M.R. Moarefzadeh Optimal strengthening of RC bridges with degradation in safety due to chloride induced deterioration - H. Morikawa, S. Okamoto & S. Kishi Evaluation of seismic performance of highway bridge system by Multi-State System approach - H. Morisaki,W. Shiraki, M. Dogaki, H. Inomo, N. Ito & K. Yasuda Optimal condition control of systems comprised of multiple homogeneous components - K. Nishijima & M.H. Faber An investigation on story failure modes of frame structures - W.-C. Pu &Y.-G. Zhao Elasto-plastic response of steel bridge pier base joint under seismic loading - M. Sakano, Y. Nishigaki &Y. Kawakami Modelling the loss of steel-concrete bonds in corroded reinforced concrete beams - P. Thoft-Christensen Random vibrations and peak response of a shear beam under high frequency seismic effects - Z. Zembaty Case studies on determination of load and resistance factors by method of moments - Y.-G. Zhao, Z.-H. Lu, A.H-S. Ang &Y. Geng A method for computing reliability bound of series structural systems - W.-Q. Zhong, Y.-G. Zhao &A.H-S. Ang Author index