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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Target reliability index"”.
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Target reliability index optimization framework for building classes
… is regulated by structural design codes through target safety levels, which are reflected in many code factors, including partial safety factors, load combination factors, and modification factors. The target safety levels in the design codes are primarily based on experience-based approach …
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Analysis of the AASHTO LFRD Horizontal Shear Strength Equation
… and calculated for use in calculating the reliability index. The final step was to compute the reliability index for each category. The process was repeated to learn the reliability of the equation proposed by Wallenfelsz. The results showed that the reliability index for the AASHTO LRFD …
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Load and resistance factor design for wood structures
… based design format for wood members. Reliability analysis of wood structural elements such as beams, columns, and beam-columns is conducted, and the risk level is measured by the reliability or safety index, β. Wood members subjected to dead plus live load and dead plus snow load …
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Shear Reliability Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Designed to TMH7
… in question. This study investigates the shear reliability performance of TMH7 using heavy vehicle weigh-in-motion (WIM) data. The study is limited to normal traffic conditions and single-span reinforced concrete bridges. Reliability analyses were performed for two case studies: First case study …
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Reliability and effect of partially restrained wood shear walls
<p> <b>ABSTRACT</b> </p> <p>RELIABILITY AND EFFECT OF PARTIALLY RESTRAINED WOOD SHEAR WALLS</p> <p>by</p> <p>JOHN J. GRUBER</p> <p>MARCH 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Gongkang Fu</p> <p>Major: Civil Engineering</p> <p>Degree: Doctor or Philosophy</p> <p>The prescriptive design of the most widely used …
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System Reliability Analysis of Defected Pile group Foundations
… foundation, utilizing a rational based system reliability analysis. This was achieved by conducting a comprehensive numerical parametric investigation using the computer program ABAQUS/Standard. The result of the parametric study showed that the presence of a defected pile in a pile group …
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Assessing levels of reliability for design criteria for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction structures
… criteria (USACE 2008) were not calibrated to a target reliability, which creates the need to understand the reliability provided by designs using those criteria, especially for pile-founded structures subject to global instability. This dissertation presents a methodology for quantifying the …