Abstract: A system safety performance metric is a tool to quantify the degree of safety of a structural system for a given performance objective. Classically, safety of skeletal structure as a complete system, designed by member-based ...

Abstract: California’s projected natural gas demand, coupled with the reality of moribund supply basins, has prompted plans for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Several project applications for the siting, design, construction, ...

Abstract: The metaphor of Black Swan refers to unpredictable events, such as September 11, 2001, that happen from time to time and have enormous consequences. The phrase originated in medieval Europe during philosophical discourses, ...

Abstract: Based upon the Mellin Transformation technique, a probabilistic model of wave forces on cylindrical pile is developed which incorporates the random nature of wave property as well as the uncertainty of force coefficients. ...

Abstract: The assessment of structural system reliability for reasonably complex structures is addressed. The general case of random loads and resistances with arbitrary probability distributions is examined for failure caused by ...

Abstract: A systematic approach is developed for the identification, enumeration, and description of multiple failure modes for structural frames. The procedure is based on a linear programming model of plastic analysis. The ...

Abstract: Linear optimization techniques are often used to find the “best” solution to an engineering design problem. However, it is generally necessary to make certain assumptions, approximations, and idealizations in order to ...