Reliability-based design for debris flow barriers

Design of Reliability Insurance Scheme Based on Utility Function for Improvement of Distribution Grid Reliability

The regulatory schemes currently used for reliability improvement have weaknesses in the provision of quality services based on the customers’ perspective. These schemes consider the average of the service as a criterion to incentivize or penalize the distribution system operators (DSOs). On the other hand, most DSOs do not differentiate electricity services at the customer level, due to the st...

Particle-Fluid-Structure Interaction for Debris Flow Impact on Flexible Barriers

Flexible barriers are increasingly used for the protection from debris flow in mountainous terrain due to their low cost and environmental impact. However, the development of a numerical tool for the rational design of such structures is still a challenge. In this work, a hybrid computational framework is presented, using a total Lagrangian formulation of the finite element method to represent ...

Design-Reliability Flow and Advanced Models Address IC-Reliability Issues

Welcome and Opening 8:30-8:40 Opening Remarks Adrian Evans IROC 8:40-8:50 Clereco Project Overview Stefano Di Carlo Politecnico di Torino 8:50-9:00 MoRV Project Overview Domenik Helms OFFIS Session I – Invited Talks Chair : Dimitris Gizopoulos – University of Athens 9:00-9:45 The Resilience Wall: CrossLayer Solutions Subhasish Mitra Stanford University 9:45:10:30 Reliability Challenges for Larg...

Reliability - based Structural Design

Reliability based structural design

According to ISO 2394, structures shall be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way that they are suited for their use during the design working life in an economic way. To fulfil this requirement one needs insight into the risk and reliability under expected and non-expected actions. A key role in this respect is played by the structural reliability analysis (SRA). In this paper the ...