Abstract: The extreme‐value distribution for the von Mises stress is determined. The stress components are stationary Gaussian processes. An upcrossing of a stress level by the von Mises stress is described as the outcrossing of an ...

Abstract: For long‐span bridges, the traffic load can be modeled as white‐noise‐load fields along the lanes. The mean and the intensity of the white‐noise field depend on the traffic situation. Theoretical expressions in terms of ...

Abstract: Clipped normal processes are considered from the point of view of modeling transient loads on structures. Sample curves of these types of processes are pulse like, each pulse corresponding to an exceedance Of the zero level ...

Abstract: A general and efficient method for reliability and sensitivity analysis is presented. The methods are for the analysis of components and systems in design situations where uncertainties are represented by a vector of random ...

Abstract: An envelope is introduced by using the Hilbert transform to define a complex conjugate to the excitation and response processes of a linear structure. Time‐limited stationary excitation is treated in detail, and the complex ...