Short Presentations.- A New Beta-Point Algorithm for Large Time-Invariant and Time-Variant Reliability Problems.- Rigid-Ideal Plastic System Reliability.- Optimal Allocation of Available Resources to Improve the Reliability of Building Systems.- Life Expectancy Assessment of Structural Systems.- Parameter Sensitivity of Failure Probabilities.- Expectation Ratio Versus Probability.- Application of Probabilistic Structural Modelling to Elastoplastic and Transient Analysis.- Reliability-Based Shape Optimization Using Stochastic Finite Element Methods.- Calibration of Seismic Reliability Models.- Computational Experience with Vector Optimization Techniques for Structural Systems..- Management of Structural System Reliability.- Reliability Analysis of Existing Structures for Earthquake Loads.- Sensitivity Analysis of Structures by Virtual Distortion Method.- Reliability of Daniels Systems with Local Load Sharing Subject to Random Time Dependent Inputs.- Reliability Analysis of Elasto-Plastic Dynamic Problems.- Identification of Autoregressive Process Model by the Extended Kalman Filter.- The Effect of a Non-Linear Wave Force Model on the Reliability of a Jack-Up Platform.- Optimum Cable Tension Adjustment Using Fuzzy Regression Analysis.- Bayesian Analysis of Model Uncertainty in Structural Reliability.- Size Effect of Random Field Elements on Finite-Element Reliability Methods.- Reliability-Based Optimization Using SFEM.- Classification and Analysis of Uncertainty in Structural Systems.- Directional Simulation for Time-Dependent Reliability Problems.- Some Studies on Automatic Generation of Structural Failure Modes.- Sensitivity Analysis for Composite Steel Girder Bridges.- Long-Term Reliability of a Jackup-Platform Foundation.- Constant Versus Time Dependent Seismic DesignCoefficients.- Reliability of Structural Systems with Regard to Permanent Displacements.- Reliability of Current Steel Building Designs for Seismic Loads.- Jackup Structures: Nonlinear Forces and Dynamic Response.- Stochastic Programs for Identifying Significant Collapse Modes in Structural Systems.- Lectures.- Critical Configurations of Systems Subjected to Wide-Band Excitation.- On Reliability-Based Optimal Design of Structures.- Index of authors.
