Abstract: Low-cycle fatigue behavior of structural welds is dependent on material characteristics, geometry at fatigue-critical locations, loading history including residual stresses, and environment. Since ...

Abstract: Improvements in current weld acceptance criteria can be achieved if the standards are derived from structural reliability and integrity considerations. These criteria require an assessment of the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a decision model for minimizing the life-cycle cost of prefabricated concrete elements and structures, taking into account the building design-manufacturing-construction-service life process as a whole. ...

Abstract: The implementation of reliability methods for designing new structures and assessing the safety and evaluating the performance of existing structures and infrastructure systems has gained widespread acceptance. Consequently, ...