Stochastic finite element analysis of steel structures

Authors
Waarts, PH Vrouwenvelder, ACWM
Citation
Ph. Waarts et Acwm. Vrouwenvelder, Stochastic finite element analysis of steel structures, J CONSTR ST, 52(1), 1999, pp. 21-32
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Civil Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEEL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
0143974X → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
21 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-974X(199910)52:1<21:SFEAOS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The paper describes two well known but adapted methods for calculating the probability of failure of structures. First the First Order Reliability Met hod (FORM) is described using an adapted response surface. Secondly the Dir ectional Sampling (DS) procedure is described using truncated stochastic di stributions. Both methods are implemented in the Finite Element Method (FEM ) code DIANA of TNO. The two methods have been applied for calculating the probability of failure of steel structures. Three examples are presented. ( C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.