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...

Risk analysis for marine systems: An introduction

The safety analysis of marine systems is studied. One assumes that the required results of the hazard analysis are available. The identification of the appropriate performance function and the relevant reliability calculation are discussed in detail. The procedure is exemplified for some basic categories of marine systems.