Abstract: Many structural systems are subjected to the risk of fatigue-induced failures caused by repeated loading during their service. For effective management of such risk, it is essential to estimate the reliability of a structure ...

Abstract: Various types of structural systems are often subjected to the risk of fatigue-induced failures. If a structure does not have an adequate level of structural redundancy, local failures may initiate sequential failures and ...

Abstract: Because significant damages to structures having structural irregularity in their plans were repeatedly observed during many past earthquakes, there have been great research efforts to evaluate their seismic vulnerability. ...

Abstract: Changes in a structure’s use can have a significant impact on distribution of live loads, both in the plan and elevation of a building. Unevenly distributed live loads can introduce variations in mass, causing irregularities ...