Optimal seismic design considering risk attitude, societal tolerable risk level, and life quality criterion

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2027-2035

  Goda, K ^a   Hong, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Life cycle cost; Optimization; Risk management; Seismic design; Simulation; Steel structures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STEEL STRUCTURES;

LIFE CYCLE COST; SEISMIC DESIGN;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 33751267450     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:12(2027)     Document Type: Article

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