Abstract: In assessing structural safety, the state of knowledge is imperfect when uncertainties arise from estimation error or model imperfection. The nature of these uncertainties is fundamentally different from those arising from ...

Abstract: This study serves three purposes: (1) to review a synthesis formula for simulation of band-limited stochastic processes based on the sinc expansion; (2) to implement this synthesis formula in the tail-equivalent ...

Abstract: In the design or analysis of structures for seismic loads, the effects of forces acting simultaneously in a member must be considered. The most common example is in the interaction of bending moments and axial load in ...

Abstract: In a companion paper, a response-spectrum-based procedure for predicting the envelope that bounds the simultaneous action of two or more seismic responses was developed. In the present paper, we evaluate the accuracy of ...

Abstract: The Bayesian parameter estimation technique is used to develop probabilistic displacement capacity and demand models for reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls. These models are used to assess the seismic fragility of ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the growing demand for finite-element software with capabilities to incorporate uncertainty in the input parameters. Reliability and response sensitivity algorithms are implemented in the general-purpose ...

Abstract: Bounds on system probability in terms of marginal or joint component probabilities are of interest when exact solutions cannot be obtained. Currently, bounding formulas employing unicomponent probabilities are available ...