Abstract: An efficient strategy to obtain static nonlinear response is presented. It is applicable to trusses made up of elements with piecewise linear force‐deformation characteristics and subject to proportional loads or piecewise ...

Abstract: Structural systems are typically redundant, and collapse usually occurs after a sequence of failures. This has led to failure‐path approaches in which one identifies important sequences of element failures leading to ...

Abstract: In structural reliability under fatigue, the basic event is section failure. It is defined in terms of the time to develop a through‐thickness crack at the critical hot spot in the section. Correction factors account for ...