Reliability evaluation of dynamic systems in time domain using nonlinear finite element method

A. Haldar, J. Huh

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Abstract

Reliability analysis of nonlinear structures in the presence of major sources of nonlinearity is becoming an integral part of performance-based design guidelines. Finite element method is routinely used for the realistic representation of nonlinear structural behavior. However, the use of nonlinear finite element method will make the performance or limit state function, generally required for the reliability analysis, to be implicit. The authors propose a reliability evaluation technique when the limit state function is implicit. In this paper, the concept is extended to dynamic problems. The unique feature of this approach is that the uncertain dynamic loadings, including seismic loading, can be applied in time domain for the reliability evaluation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Pages247-249
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Jun 14 2005Jun 17 2005

Publication series

Name3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

Other

Other3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period6/14/056/17/05

Keywords

  • Implicit limit state function
  • Nonlinear finite element method
  • Reliability evaluation
  • Reliability evaluation in time domain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Computational Mathematics

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