Print Email Facebook Twitter Design of a Human Reliability Assessment model for structural engineering Title Design of a Human Reliability Assessment model for structural engineering Author De Haan, J. Terwel, K.C. Al-Jibouri, S.H.S. Faculty OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment Department OTB Research Date 2013-09-29 Abstract It is generally accepted that humans are the “weakest link” in structural design and construction processes. Despite this, few models are available to quantify human error within engineering processes. This paper demonstrates the use of a quantitative Human Reliability Assessment model within structural engineering. The model consists of four steps. In the first step the process and its boundary conditions are identified. In the second step, the effect of human error on a single task is defined. In the third step, these effects are combined into an overall effect on the engineered structure. Finally, the structural failure probability is estimated by combining the strength and loading conditions by means of a Monte Carlo simulation. The use of the model is demonstrated using a case study based on the design process of a frame structure. This case study shows that the model has the potential to quantify the effect of human errors within carefully defined boundary conditions. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:8ae2e699-f83d-479e-a996-5a26eee78cf8 Publisher CRC Press/Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group ISBN 978-1-138-00123-7 Source ESREL 2013: Proceedings of the 22nd European Safety and Reliability Conference "Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon", Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 29 september-2 oktober 2013 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK. Used with permission Files PDF 275.pdf 1.06 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:8ae2e699-f83d-479e-a996-5a26eee78cf8/datastream/OBJ/view