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Publikováno v:
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 181:115-129
Several seismic licensing and safety issues have emerged over the past fifteen years for commercial US Nuclear Power Plants and US Government research reactors, production reactors and process facilities. The methodologies for the resolution of these
Publikováno v:
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 182:17-34
Existing nuclear facilities throughout the world are being subjected to severe scrutiny of their safety in the event of an earthquake. In the United States, there have been several licensing and safety review issues for which industry and regulatory
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Energy Division. 107:261-274
Applied Technology Council recommendations are used to develop seismic design criteria for fossil fuel plants which, in general, satisfy the intent of the Uniform Building Code. Unique features of fossil fuel plants and the rationale used in developi
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 104:1355-1370
The bending strength of rolled steel beams, as it is affected by flexural-torsional buckling and local plate buckling, is examined using probabilistic concepts. Design equations are recommended φ factors developed. The results indicate that the desi
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 104:1409-1426
Methods are proposed for the computation of flexural strength of composite beams and for design of shear connectors based on limit states of plastic strength. Both fully and partially composite beams with formed steel deck or flat soffit slabs are co
Autor:
Mayasandra K. Ravindra
Publikováno v:
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 59:197-204
This paper presents a methodology for developing probabilistic design criteria for nuclear structures. The main features of the methodology are calibration, second-moment safety index procedure, and use of available data on load and material variabil
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 104:1443-1457
The statistics of wind and snow loads to be used in the load and Resistance Factor Design method are developed in this paper. The mean and the coefficient of variation of different load variables are derived using available meteorological data. The l
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 100:1789-1811
First-order probabilistic selection of safety factors is illustrated with practical examples of design of reinforced concrete beams, structural steel columns, and cold-formed steel beam elements. The example on deflection in concrete beams indicates
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 104:1427-1441
Design criteria based on the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) approach must include a treatment of connections. The nominal resistance and resistance factor terms for the principal structural steel fastening elements (welds, high-strength bol
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Structural Division. 104:1337-1353
Load and Resistance Factor Design criteria for steel building structures were developed from first-order (second-moment) probabilistic principles in a research project described in this paper. The underlying assumptions, the probabilistic basis, the