Probabilistic Analysis of Failures Mechanisms of Large Dams

Risk and reliability analysis is presently being performed in almost all fields of engineering depending upon the specific field and its particular area. Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA), also called quantitative risk analysis (QRA) is a central feature of hydraulic engineering structural design. Actually, probabilistic methods, which consider...

The reliability of coastal structures in Vietnam in relation to the reliability of wave and water level data

In designing marine and coastal structures there always exists a considerable uncertainty, especially regarding the reliability of the data to be used. This is primarily due to the stochastic nature of sea waves - one of the most complex, volatile, pertinacious and uncomprehensible of nature's forces. Indeed, even if using all the available...

Example application of reliability assessment of coastal structures

During the last few decades the believe that absolute security could be provided has been recognized to be mistaken in many branches of engineering. This happens as a consequence of the imperfect predictability of load intensity, structural characteristics and structural behavior, as well as a consequence of human gross errors during the design...