Reliability analysis of frame structures with brittle components
Authors:
Richard M. Bennett
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2010, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A review is provided of the recent developments in the reliability analysis of ductile (elastic-plastic) systems and of the stable configuration approach of structural system reliability analysis. These are combined to obtain a methodology for evaluating the reliability of frames that have primarily ductile components but also a few brittle components. The methodology is applied to two frame structures.