Reliability-based optimization of structural systems by adaptive target safety - Application to RC frames

Structural Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-161

  Aoues, Younes ^a,b   Chateauneuf, Alaa ^a  

^a CUST   (France)

^b LaMI UBP and IFMA   (France)

Author keywords

RC structures; System optimization; System reliability; Target reliabilities

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR;

REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 36448992330     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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