Structural reliability analysis using deterministic finite element programs
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: THE PAPER SHOWS HOW STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ALGORITHMS CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO DETERMINISTIC (COMMERCIAL) FINITE ELEMENT CODES AND USED TO PERFORM NUMERICAL STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS BASED ON FINITE ELEMENT MODELS OF A STRUCTURE. A STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY MODULE IS DEVELOPED AND LINKED TO THE ANSYS FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING A CUSTOMIZED VERSION OF THE PROGRAM. STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS CAN BE PERFORMED IN THE ANSYS ENVIRONMENT, AND INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A PARAMETRIC ¯NITE ELEMENT MODEL, DEFINITION OF RANDOM PARAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS, DE¯NITION OF A LIMIT STATE FUNCTION BASED ON FINITE ELEMENT RESULTS, AND SOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE PROBABILITY. NUMERICAL EXAMPLES INVOLVING TRUSS AND FRAME STRUCTURES ARE STUDIED. AN APPLICATION EXAMPLE - STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF AN EYE-BAR USPENSION BRIDGE - IS ALSO PRESENTED.
Authors: André T. Beck, Edison da Rosa
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,078
OpenAlex ID: W2171284136