First Order Reliability Method: Concepts and Application

First/second-order reliability method (FORM/SORM) is considered to be one of the most reliable computational methods for structural reliability. A relative advantage of such analytical methods is that they provide physical interpretations and do not require much computation time. Designs based on FORM/SORM are usually performed using commercial...

Mincomp - a program to calculate a likely mineralogical bulk composition from XRD and XRF results

A lot of X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence tests are performed in the department of Geoscience and Engineering to calculate a rocks likely ineralogical bulk composition. The old program used for this task was considered not user friendly enough, therefore an updating process of the old Mincomp program has been performed. During this...