Probabilistic Aspects of Life Prediction
Probabilistic Aspects of Life Prediction

Author: W. Steven Johnson

Publisher: ASTM International

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780803134782

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As fatigue and fracture mechanics approaches are used more often for determining the useful life and/or inspection intervals for complex structures, realization sets-in that all factors are not well known or characterized. Indeed, inherent scatter exists in initial material quality and in material performance. Furthermore, projections of component usage in determination of applied stresses are inexact at best and are subject to much discrepancy between projected and actual usage. Even the models for predicting life contain inherent sources of error based on assumptions and/or empirically fitted parameters. All of these factors need to be accounted for to determine a distribution of potential lives based on combination of the aforementioned variables, as well as other factors. The purpose of this symposium was to create a forum for assessment of the state-of-the-art in incorporating these uncertainties and inherent scatter into systematic probabilistic methods for conducting life assessment.

Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures
Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures

Author: Zdenek P. Bazant

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1107151708

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This book presents an experimentally validated probabilistic strength theory of structures made of concrete, composites, ceramics and other quasibrittle materials.

Security and Reliability of Damaged Structures and Defective Materials
Security and Reliability of Damaged Structures and Defective Materials

Author: Guy Pluvinage

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-07-06

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 9048127920

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Structures that are essential for economy and security such as energy production, transportation and supply, water supply, buildings, are susceptible to failure, because of defects already present in the material, or created at fabrication, or appearing during service. Methods of assesment of the nocivity of these defects are needed, to predict the remaining service life and the eventual emergency of stopping service and repairing, if possible. To reach this objectives, this book presents the last methods derived from the classical linear, non-linear fracture mechanics concepts, including fatigue and notch fracture mechanics. Several examples of structures rehabilitations and repairing are given. This book gathers the presentation made during the Advanced Research Workshop held in Portoroz (Slovenia) in October 2008, under the auspices of NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. It is edited by Professor Guy Pluvinage from the University Paul Verlaine – Metz (France) and Professor Aleksandar Sedmak from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Both have a long and rich experience in analysis of theoretical and practical cases in safety and reliability of structures. Other contributors are all known as experts in the areas of fatigue, facture and reliability of structures.

Proceedings of the 15th International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress
Proceedings of the 15th International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress

Author: A.E Mansour

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2003-06-26

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 008054116X

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KEY FEATURES: - Provides researchers in Ocean engineering with a thorough review of the latest research in the field - Lengthy reports by leading experts - A valuable resource for all interested in ocean engineering DESCRIPTION:The International Ship and Offshore Congress (ISSC) is a forum for the exchange of information by experts undertaking and applying marine structural research. These three volumes contain the eight technical committee reports, six Specialist Committee and 2 Special Task Committee reports which were presented for the 15th International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC 2004) in San Diego USA, between 11th and 15th August 2003. Volume III will be published in 2004 and is to contain the discussion of the reports, the chairmen's reply, the text of the invited Lecture and the congress report of ISSC 2003.

Probabilistic Structural Mechanics Handbook
Probabilistic Structural Mechanics Handbook

Author: C.R. Sundararajan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13: 1461517710

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The need for a comprehensive book on probabilistic structural mechanics that brings together the many analytical and computational methods developed over the years and their applications in a wide spectrum of industries-from residential buildings to nuclear power plants, from bridges to pressure vessels, from steel structures to ceramic structures-became evident from the many discussions the editor had with practising engineers, researchers and professors. Because no single individual has the expertise to write a book with such a di.verse scope, a group of 39 authors from universities, research laboratories, and industries from six countries in three continents was invited to write 30 chapters covering the various aspects of probabilistic structural mechanics. The editor and the authors believe that this handbook will serve as a reference text to practicing engineers, teachers, students and researchers. It may also be used as a textbook for graduate-level courses in probabilistic structural mechanics. The editor wishes to thank the chapter authors for their contributions. This handbook would not have been a reality without their collaboration.

Engineering Geology and the Environment
Engineering Geology and the Environment

Author: G.C. Koukis

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9789058091970

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Composed of the proceedings of a symposium on engineering geology and the environment, held in Athens in June, 1997, this work provides a survey of trends in engineering geology, and an interdisciplinary collaboration with hydrogeology, geochemistry, geomorphology, and soil and rock mechanics.

Handbook of Structural Life Assessment
Handbook of Structural Life Assessment

Author: Raouf A. Ibrahim

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-03-29

Total Pages: 1421

ISBN-13: 1119135486

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This important, self-contained reference deals with structural life assessment (SLA) and structural health monitoring (SHM) in a combined form. SLA periodically evaluates the state and condition of a structural system and provides recommendations for possible maintenance actions or the end of structural service life. It is a diversified field and relies on the theories of fracture mechanics, fatigue damage process, and reliability theory. For common structures, their life assessment is not only governed by the theory of fracture mechanics and fatigue damage process, but by other factors such as corrosion, grounding, and sudden collision. On the other hand, SHM deals with the detection, prediction, and location of crack development online. Both SLA and SHM are combined in a unified and coherent treatment.