Structural durability assessment of welded offshore K-nodes by different local design concepts [PDF]
Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2009 The structural durability design of complex welded structures should not rely only on one single design method but should apply different methods for assuring the reliability of the assessment.
C. M. Sonsino
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Smart offshore structure for reliability prediction process [PDF]
, 2013 A review of the developments within the field of structural reliability theory shows that some gaps still exist in the reliability prediction process and hence there is an urgent desire for improvements such that the estimated structural reliability ...
Nwankwo, Cosmas Chidozie
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Reliability approach for safe designing on a locking system [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of this work is to predict the failure probability of a locking system. This failure probability is assessed using complementary methods: the First-Order Reliability Method (FORM) and Second-Order Reliability Method (SORM) as approximated methods,
ARNOUX, Philippe +3 more
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The structural reliability of bridges subject to time-dependent deterioration [PDF]
, 2007 Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Malta, 18-21 September 2007The reliability of the structural performance of any given structure is affected by both in-service loading and ...
Bordallo-Ruiz, A. +10 more
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Design of a Random Decrement Method Based Structural Health Monitoring System
Shock and Vibration, 2012 Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has reached a high importance in numerous fields of civil and mechanical engineering. Promising damage detection approaches like the Damage Index Method, Gapped Smoothing Technique and Modal Strain Energy Method require
H. Buff +4 more
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Frequency-Adaptable Tuned Mass Damper Using Metal Cushions
Vibration, 2021 A frequency-adaptable tuned mass damper (FATMD) using metal cushions as tuneable stiffness components is presented. The dynamic properties of the cushions with respect to stiffness and damping are investigated experimentally in this context.
Sebastian Rieß +2 more
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Cathodic protection of reinforcement in concrete – experience and development over 30 years [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 This paper presents developments over 30 years in the field of cathodic protection of steel reinforcement in concrete in The Netherlands and elsewhere.
Polder Rob, Peelen Willy
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Quantification of identical and unique segments in ethylene-propylene copolymers using two dimensional liquid chromatography with infra-red detection [PDF]
Polyolefins Journal, 2016 Hyphenating High Temperature High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HT-HPLC) with High Temperature Size Exclusion Chromatography (HT-SEC) (High Temperature Two Dimensional Liquid Chromatography (HT-HPLC x HT-SEC or HT 2D-LC)) leads to an isocratic ...
Sampat Bhati, Tibor Macko, Robert Brüll
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Algorithms for structural reliability [PDF]
, 2022 Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο--Μεταπτυχιακή Εργασία. Διεπιστημονικό-Διατμηματικό Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών (Δ.Π.Μ.Σ.) "Επιστήμη Δεδομένων και Μηχανική ...
Prentzas, Ioannis +1 more
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Fracture and Structural IntegrityMounting stiffness has an important impact on a system’s structural dynamics and also on the durability of many structures. Mounts with tunable stiffness allow adapting a system’s structural dynamic behavior.
Volker Landersheim +3 more
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