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Contents of Volume 3 Vol. 3, No. 1
Modal identification using spectral moments S.S. Sunder, S.E. Grewatz and Seng Kiong Ting (Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sensitivity studies in reliability-based analysis of redundant structures D.M. Frangopol (Boulder, CO, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Multicriteria refiability-based structural optimization D.M. Frangnpol (Boulder. CO, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reliability analysis by numerical integration and curve fitting Kai Shun Li and P. Lumb (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Structural fragility and principle of maximum entropy J. Goodman (Norwalk, CA, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Assessment of falsework performance using fuzzy set concepts F.C. Hadipriono (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Short Communications Comments on "first-order second-moment approximation in reliability of structural systems: critical review and alternative approach", by Krzysztof Dolinski O. Ditlevsen (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Simplified use of the beta distribution and sensitivity to the bound locations F. Oboni and P.L. Bourdeau (Lausanne, Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Errata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Optimum reliabilities and optimum design E. Rosenblueth (Mexico, Mexico) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reliability of piping systems and effect of inspection methods F. Ellyin (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Closed form solution for reliability design of beams C.S. Putcha (Fullerton, CA, U.S.A,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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An efficient sampling method for probability of failure calculation A. Harbitz (Hovik, Norway) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fatigue analysis of offshore platforms with uncertainty in foundation conditions H.B. Kanegaonkar, A. Haldar (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.) and C.K. Ramesh (Bombay, India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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320 Short Communication
Authors' reply to discussions on "fast probability integration by three-parameter normal tail approximation" by O. Ditlevsen, Structural Safety, 2 (1) (1984) 65-70, and R. Rackwitz and S. Gollwitzer, Structural Safety, 2 (2) (1984) 159-160 X. Chen and N.C. Lind (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 3, Nos. 3 + 4 (Special Issue)
Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Random fields and stochastic finite elements E. Vanmarcke (Princeton, N J, U.S.A.), M. Shinozuka (New York, NY, U.S.A.), S. Nakagiri (Tokyo, Japan), G.I. Schu~ller (Innsbruck, Austria) and M. Grigoriu (Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Methods of stochastic structural dynamics Y.K. Lin (Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.), F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.), Y.K. Wen (Urbana, IL, U.S.A.), F. Casciati (Pavia, Italy), G.I. Schu~ller (Innsbruck, Austria), A. Der Kiureghian (Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.), O. Ditlovsen (Lyngby, Denmark) and E. Vanmarcke (Princeton, N J, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Methods of structural systems.reliability O. Ditlevsen and P. Bjerager (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Stochastic fatigue, fracture and damage analysis J.T.P. Yao (W. Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.), F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.), Y.K. Wen (Urbana, IL, U.S.A.), J.N. Yang (Washington, DC, U.S.A.), G.I. SchuSller (Innsbruck, Austria) and O. Ditlevsen (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System identification techniques F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.) and H.g. Natke (Hannover, F.R.G.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents of Volume 3 Vol. 3, No. 1
Modal identification using spectral moments S.S. Sunder, S.E. Grewatz and Seng Kiong Ting (Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sensitivity studies in reliability-based analysis of redundant structures D.M. Frangopol (Boulder, CO, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Multicriteria refiability-based structural optimization D.M. Frangnpol (Boulder. CO, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reliability analysis by numerical integration and curve fitting Kai Shun Li and P. Lumb (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Structural fragility and principle of maximum entropy J. Goodman (Norwalk, CA, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Assessment of falsework performance using fuzzy set concepts F.C. Hadipriono (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Short Communications Comments on "first-order second-moment approximation in reliability of structural systems: critical review and alternative approach", by Krzysztof Dolinski O. Ditlevsen (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Simplified use of the beta distribution and sensitivity to the bound locations F. Oboni and P.L. Bourdeau (Lausanne, Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Errata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 3, No. 2
Optimum reliabilities and optimum design E. Rosenblueth (Mexico, Mexico) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reliability of piping systems and effect of inspection methods F. Ellyin (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Closed form solution for reliability design of beams C.S. Putcha (Fullerton, CA, U.S.A,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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An efficient sampling method for probability of failure calculation A. Harbitz (Hovik, Norway) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fatigue analysis of offshore platforms with uncertainty in foundation conditions H.B. Kanegaonkar, A. Haldar (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.) and C.K. Ramesh (Bombay, India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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320 Short Communication
Authors' reply to discussions on "fast probability integration by three-parameter normal tail approximation" by O. Ditlevsen, Structural Safety, 2 (1) (1984) 65-70, and R. Rackwitz and S. Gollwitzer, Structural Safety, 2 (2) (1984) 159-160 X. Chen and N.C. Lind (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vol. 3, Nos. 3 + 4 (Special Issue)
Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Random fields and stochastic finite elements E. Vanmarcke (Princeton, N J, U.S.A.), M. Shinozuka (New York, NY, U.S.A.), S. Nakagiri (Tokyo, Japan), G.I. Schu~ller (Innsbruck, Austria) and M. Grigoriu (Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Methods of stochastic structural dynamics Y.K. Lin (Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.), F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.), Y.K. Wen (Urbana, IL, U.S.A.), F. Casciati (Pavia, Italy), G.I. Schu~ller (Innsbruck, Austria), A. Der Kiureghian (Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.), O. Ditlovsen (Lyngby, Denmark) and E. Vanmarcke (Princeton, N J, U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Methods of structural systems.reliability O. Ditlevsen and P. Bjerager (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Stochastic fatigue, fracture and damage analysis J.T.P. Yao (W. Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.), F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.), Y.K. Wen (Urbana, IL, U.S.A.), J.N. Yang (Washington, DC, U.S.A.), G.I. SchuSller (Innsbruck, Austria) and O. Ditlevsen (Lyngby, Denmark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System identification techniques F. Kozin (Farmingdale, NY, U.S.A.) and H.g. Natke (Hannover, F.R.G.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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