Load Rating versus Reliability Analysis

نویسندگان

  • Allen C. Estes
  • Dan M. Frangopol
چکیده

The most common approach to assess the safety of a bridge is load rating. However, this approach cannot quantify the bridge safety in probabilistic terms or fully quantify the structural risk to the bridge. Reliability methods have become an increasingly popular and gradually accepted approach to assess the safety of structures. These methods account for the randomness and correlation of all relevant variables and failure modes in the analysis. This study performs both a load rating analysis and a reliability analysis on the same highway bridge, compares the results, and discusses the strengths and limitations of each approach. CE Database subject headings: Load criteria; Limit states; Bridges, highway; Structural reliability; System reliability; Live loads.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005