Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems

Preface Bayesian network modeling of system performance M.T. Bensi, A. Der Kiureghian & D. Straub Reliability analysis of a pressurized water reactor vessel using sparse polynomial chaos expansions G. Blatman & B. Sudret The maximum of a stationary non-differentiable Gaussian process K. Breitung Introducing results from non-destructive testing into time variant safety analysis C. Bucher Damage identification by Levy ant colony optimization G. Cottone, A. Pirrotta, G. Fileccia Scimemi & E. Riva Sanseverino Expected life-cycle costs of bolted connections for steel buildings subjected to seismic loading D. De Leon A hierarchical surrogate-based strategy for reliability-based design optimization V. Dubourg, J.-M. Bourinet & B. Sudret Structural reliability assessment using Kriging metamodel and Monte Carlo simulation: AK-MCS method B. Echard, N. Gayton & M. Lemaire Life-cycle framework for maintenance, monitoring, and reliability of naval ship structures D.M. Frangopol & N.M. Okasha Optimal maintenance planning considering deterioration uncertainty H. Hattori, H. Furuta, K. Nakatsu, N. Tokioka & K. Ishibashi Bridge health monitoring using output-only vibration measurements excited by a single moving vehicle C.W. Kim & M. Kawatani Risk analysis of fatigue-induced sequential failures by Branch-and-Bound method employing system reliability bounds Y.-J. Lee & J. Song Probabilistic damage assessment by means of Bayesian FE model updating G. Lombaert, B. Moaveni & J.P. Conte Optimal structural control under stochastic uncertainty K. Marti & I. Stein Identification of the parameters of complex constitutive models: Least squares minimization vs. Bayesian updating T. Most Risk-based operation and maintenance planning for offshore wind turbines J.J. Nielsen & J.D. Sorensen A scalable parametric approximation to multi-normal probability integrals K. Nishijima, J. Qin & M.H. Faber Stochastic life-cycle cost analysis of structures in a finite time planning horizon M.D. Pandey & T. Cheng Geotechnical reliability updating using stochastic FEM I. Papaioannou & D. Straub Optimal design of tall buildings subjected to wind action in the framework of performance based design F. Petrini, M. Ciampoli & G. Augusti Framework for probabilistic calibration of fatigue design factors for offshore wind turbine support structures J.G. Rangel-Ramirez & J.D. Sorensen Multiobjective non-linear random vibration analysis for performance-based earthquake engineering S. Sessa Fuzzy reliability of concrete bridge elements with respect to the reinforcement chloride corrosion R. Sieniawska, P. Sniady & S. Zukowski Dynamic response optimization of tall buildings subject to extreme wind loads S.M.J. Spence & M. Gioffre Reliability updating with measurements in spatially distributed systems using stochastic simulation D. Straub Structural optimization based on reliability index mapping functions W.H. Tang & J. Zhang Fatigue life of wind turbine blades P. Thoft-Christensen, R.R. Pedersen & S.R.K. Nielsen Load level and target column over-design factors of frames under a specific reliability level Y.-G. Zhao & M. Sharfuddin Summary of the discussion session Author index