RC column failure probabilities to blast loads

International Journal of Protective Structures

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-591

  Hao, Hong ^a   Stewart, Mark G ^b   Li, Zhong Xian ^c   Shi, Yanchao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blast Load; Failure Probability; P I Curve; Random Variation; RC Column; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BLAST LOADS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; P-I CURVES; RANDOM VARIATION; RC COLUMN;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; SHOCK WAVES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS;

EID: 84861089180     PISSN: 20414196     EISSN: 2041420X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/2041-4196.1.4.571     Document Type: Article

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