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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"second-order reliability method"”.
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Quantitative risk assessment in drill casing design for oil and gas wells
In the oil and gas industry the use of a reliability based design is becoming increasingly important because of the increasingly requirements for safety and economy. In contrast to the traditional working stress design (WSD), Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) provides the methodology for …
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Efficient time-dependent system reliability analysis
… Accurate and efficient estimate of system reliability is crucial for decision makings on system design, lifetime cost estimate, maintenance strategy, etc. Although significant progresses have been made in time-independent reliability analysis for components and systems, time-dependent …
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Reliability analysis of green roofs under different storm scenarios
… area. Green infrastructure offers an alternative method of runoff reduction, by using natural processes to infiltrate, store, and treat runoff at its source. In particular, green roofs can promise multiple benefits in terms of runoff reduction, air quality improvement, and mitigation of the urban …
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System Reliability-Based Design and Multiresolution Topology Optimization
Structural optimization methods have been developed and applied to a variety of engineering practices. This study aims to overcome technical challenges in applying design and topology optimization techniques to large-scale structural systems with uncertainties. The specific goals of this …
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Development and application of new system reliability analysis methods for complex infrastructure systems
… Despite significant advances in theories on reliability analysis of individual components and their adoption in practice, the critical knowledge and quantitative methods for reliability assessments of complex system events remain elusive, leading to unknown accuracies in the risk assessment. …