Advances in Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems : Proceedings 12th IFIP Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Aalborg, Denmark, 22-25 May, 2005

This volume contains thirty-one papers presented at the Twelfth Scientific Meeting of the IFIP Working Group on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems which took place in Aalborg, Denmark, from May 22-25, 2005. The Working Group Conference was organized by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 7.5 of the Technical Committee on Modelling and Optimization. The purpose of the Working Group is to promote modern structural system reliability and optimization theory and its applications, to stimulate research, development and application of structural system reliability and optimization theory, to assist and advance research and development in these fields, to further the dissemination and exchange of information on reliability and optimization of structural systems, and to encourage education in structural system reliability and optimization theory.

Chapter 1 : Reliability, risk or reality
Chapter 2 : On applied engineering decision making for society
Chapter 3 : Reliability-based topology optimization of frame structures
Chapter 4 : Managing bridge networks using reliability and multiple cost criteria
Chapter 5 : Life-cycle cost analysis of bridge structures considering maintenance cost and seismic risk
Chapter 6 : Improved hybrid method for reliability-based design optimization
Chapter 7 : System reliability-based optimization of redundant timber trusses
Chapter 8 : On optimal lifetime maintenance strategies taking into account probabilities of violating structural performance and cost thresholds
Chapter  9 : Tectonic design of concrete panels by means of topology optimization techniques and limit state analysis
Chapter 10 : Discrete multicriteria reliability-based optimization of structural systems
Chapter 11 : SORM applied to hierarchical parallel system
Chapter 12 : Equation for probability density of the response of a dynamic system to Erlang renewal random impulse processes
Chapter 13 : High-dimensional multivariate normal integrals for a discrete approximation of the first-passage density
Chapter 14 : Analytical derivation of the outcrossing rate in time-variant reliability problems
Chapter 15 : Structural reliability using non-intrusive stochastic finite elements
Chapter 16 : Structural resistance variability in directional simulation in load space
Chapter 17 : Observations about the probabilistic representation of uncertainty for maximum corrosion pit depths
Chapter 18 : 3D-modelling of corrosion crack opening
Chapter 19 : Statistical models for resistance of concrete components
Chapter 20 : Ultimate strength of plates with random fields of corrosion
Chapter 21 : A damage identification procedure for girder bridges based on coupling vibration with moving vehicles
Chapter 22 : An optimisation approach for room acoustics design
Chapter 23 : Evaluation of seismic reliability of steel bridge piers for deformation performance under cyclic loading
Chapter 24 : Evaluation of seismic reliability of steel bridge piers for absorbed energy performance
Chapter 25 : Non-destructive inspection of concrete structures applying chaos theory
Chapter 26 : Updating utilities and reconciling expert opinion
Chapter 27 : Reliability-based optimization and optimal reliability level of offshore wind turbines
Chapter 28 : Reliability assessment and updating of complex systems by LP
Chapter 29 : A standard for determination of optimal safety in engineering practice
Chapter 30 : Collapse reliability and lifetime prediction of deteriorating reinforced concrete framed structures
Chapter 31 : Reliability analysis of offshore jacket structures with wave load on deck using the Model
Chapter 32 : Correction Factor Method