Effiënt schatten van faalkansen onder monotonie - Engelse titel: Efficient estimation of failure probabilities for monotone reliability problems

A more efficient method for the estimation of failure probabilities using monotonicity, a common feature of reliability problems, is presented and evaluted. The method is based on Monte Carlo simulation.

Design strategy structural concrete in 3D focusing on uniform force results and sequential analysis

Introduction (chapter 1) In analysis software models the infrastructural constructions are often reduced to geometrical linear and surface models (plane stress and shell models). The selection of a model much depends on the speed of the analysis process and the total processing time. The increased computer power has boosted the visualisation of...

Ultimate limit state design for linings of bored tunnels: Tübbingbemessung im Grenzzustand der Tragfähigkeit beim Schildvortrieb

According to modern design codes, such as the Eurocode 7, also Soil Retaining structures should be designed according to Ultimate Limit State analysis, see [1]. From an economic point of view, the design of the lining, i.e. the thickness and reinforcement of it, would be optimal if the loading during construction is less critical than the...

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