Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete components

A comparative study

Conference Paper (2016)
Author(s)

P. Evangeliou

A. Roy (TU Delft - Applied Mechanics)

M. A.N. Hendriks (TU Delft - Applied Mechanics)

R. Steenbergen (TNO)

A de Boer (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)

Research Group
Applied Mechanics
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Research Group
Applied Mechanics
Pages (from-to)
171-176
ISBN (print)
978-1-138-02906-4
ISBN (electronic)
978-1-315-64506-3

Abstract

Full probabilistic assessment of the structural reliability of reinforced concrete structures holds the key to proper calibration of the existing safety formats. The scope of the present work is to compare different level II reliability methods that take into account variability and perform accurately in the left side tail of the probability density function of the resistance, in the framework of nonlinear finite element analysis. Alongside, the effectiveness and accuracy of these probabilistic methods are investigated and, through a comparative study, the most reliable method is determined. As a numerical example, structural reliability of a reinforced concrete beam is assessed through Probabilistic Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (PNLFEA). The methods investigated in the paper are: Directional Adaptive Response Surface, Directional Simulation, Response Surface combined with Crude Monte Carlo Simulation and First Order Reliability Method. The software facilitated for the implementation of the aforementioned methods is the probabilistic module of DIANA finite element software and Matlab.

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