Abstract: This paper presents a stochastic analysis of the size effect on the nominal strength of quasibrittle structures with a large preexisting notch. This type of scaling behavior has been extensively studied within a deterministic ...

Abstract: A two-scale numerical model is developed to investigate the probabilistic collapse behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings subjected to local structural damage. In this model, a set of coarse-scale cohesive elements ...

Abstract: A two-scale numerical model is developed to investigate the probabilistic collapse behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings subjected to local structural damage. In this model, a set of coarse-scale cohesive elements ...

Abstract: The paper reviews a recently developed finite chain model for the weakest-link statistics of strength, lifetime, and size effect of quasi-brittle structures, which are the structures in which ...

Abstract: This paper documents the analyses of the underlying causes for longitudinal cracks (LCs) on newly rehabilitated jointed concrete pavement (JCP) on the basis of the field investigations on two projects of rehabbed JCPs in ...

Abstract: Anchored by the theory of extreme value statistics, Weibull distribution is the most widely used mathematical model for strength distribution of brittle structures. In a series of recent studies, a finite weakest-link model ...

Abstract: A general framework for analyzing the failure probability of concrete specimens with the mean strength sampled from a large database is presented. The framework explicitly takes into account the level of uncertainty of the ...

Abstract: The collapse of the World Trade Center towers was initiated by the impact of the upper falling part onto the underlying intact story. At the moment of impact, the velocity of the upper part must have decreased. The fact ...