Development of the Calculation Methods of Structural Reliability and its Relevant Problems

Abstract:

The correct and reasonable calculation of the structural reliability is the theoretical basis of the design, construction and use of the structure. The research is focused on the development of computing methods of reliability of structural members and system, and also points out the merits and problems of the existing methods with respect to the analysis of the present researches on structural reliability. Meanwhile, the summarization of the development and the existing problems on the reliability of time dependent structure has been provided. Furthermore, it proposes that correlation is the common problem in the computing of structural system reliability, and probes into the correlation coefficient of the calculation and the effects that correlation coefficient exerts on random variables and different systems. The conclusion shows that the specification of the adaptation range of calculation methods and reducing the effects of correlation coefficient contribute to the insurance of the structural safety.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 482-487
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.482
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Qiang Qiang Jiang, Hui Peng, Chong Yang Zheng, Qin Long Yan, Shuai Liu, Guo Dong Ma
• Keywords: Correlation, Structural Reliability, Structural System Reliability, Time-Dependent Reliability

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