..., the analysis of the influence of different factors on the reliability index is also included. Finally, some conclusions are drawn based on optimized design solutions. INTRODUCTION Safety of ultra large container ship (ULCS) structures has been the main concern of designers. Historically, many scholars had...

... results, obtaining the performance functions expressed in terms of stochastic variables. After that, FORM (first order reliability method) is used to calculate the reliability index, evaluating the reliability of the OWT monopiles. In the presence of SHM/CM data, the reliability of monopile structures...

... artificial intelligence failure probability mooring system reliability h2s management corrosion inhibition corrosion effect finite element method finite element model reliability index pipeline corrosion subsurface corrosion flowline corrosion fish cage reliability analysis shape...

... were calculated and analyzed. Reliability index and structural failure were obtained for both ultimate strength and fatigue strength analysis by reliability method, advanced FOSM. It was observed that the reliability index satisfied the target value, indicating that the platform possesses high...

... or reliability index obtained using Fellenius' method is smaller than that using other method. The safety factor or reliability index obtained using multi sliding surface method is close to that using Bishop's method. For different projects, the change tendency of reliability index is similar to that of safety...

... is proposed for this region considering component, joint and system reliability based calibration. platform design load factor malaysia system reliability probability environmental load factor api reliability index model uncertainty compression calibration lrfd wsd axial tension equation...

... these proof pile load test results. Ching et al. (2009) developed a probabilistic framework to calibrate resistance factors for piles using incomplete information of pile load tests. Park et al. (2011) showed how reliability index changes as the uncertainty of measured-to-predicted maximum pile capacity ratio...

... acceleration of seismic motion plays important roles on the reliable response evaluation in the aging situation. KEY WORDS: offshore platform, wind energy tower, dynamic forces, aging effect, uncertainty, base isolation, reliablity index INTRODUCTION The offshore structure has great possibilities...

... substructure reliability index critical detail inspection artificial intelligence probability offshore projects planning and execution equation renewable energy sncurve limit state equation linear sncurve safety factor fdf value platform design Reliability-based Calibration of Fatigue Safety...

.... predictive capability reliability method approximation model accuracy marine riser fatigue analysis response model probability reliability index random variable fatigue life assessment engineering riser simulation artificial intelligence fatigue reliability analysis Fatigue Reliability...

... and used to evaluate the landslide risk. First, the limit equilibrium method and reliability index are used to calculate the landslide probability of the top slope above the hot spring district. Next, the road and structure losses are estimated based on the field investigation as the landslide will happen...

... of uncertainty including the dynamic forces as well as the structural properties. In the present study, the dynamic response analysis of the offshore wind energy platform is carried out with wave force and seismic force with uncertainty. It is shown that the reliability index leads to important roles...

... calculated by the reliability index with the results obtained from MCS. The reliability evaluations of offshore platform influenced by severe waves and seismic forces were examined from the reliability index. Since the uncertainty of the wave and seismic forces is important for dynamic response evaluations...

... Reliability Index Update for Driven Piles Based on Bayesian Theory Using Pile Load Test Results J.H. Park, D. Kim, and K. Kwak Geotechnical Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Y. Choo, and C.K. Chung Department of Civil...

... compressive strength concrete structure standard deviation coefficient kishitani model carbonation depth corrosion initiation reliability index compressive strength experimental data Estimation of Carbonation Depth for Concrete Structure in Coastal Area Sang-Hun Han, Woo-Sun Park Coastal...

... characterization evaluation subsea system response evaluation characteristic reservoir simulation reliability index seismic force wave force deterioration seismic motion variation stiffness wind energy maximum acceleration wind energy production denote base isolation renewable energy strength...

... as the advanced first order second moment (AFOSM) method, the reliability index RI is defined as the minimum distance from mean values of variables to the boundary of the failure region, in the vector direction of directional standard deviations (σ) (Low, 1997). The AFOSM relies on a constrained optimization...

... effective to estimate the response evaluation to not only the static forces but also the dynamic forces with uncertain situations. It is suggested that the reliability index determined by the MCS method to dynamic forces with considerably different characteristics plays the important roles on the available...

... on the offshore structure can be carried out the reliability index evaluated with the MCS simulation to dynamic forces with considerably different characteristics. INTRODUCTION Damage evaluations of the structure subjected to severe wave forces and seismic forces give important roles on the reliable design...

.../SORM and Monte Carlo analysis are used with performance functions for overturning, sliding and bearing capacity. The safety criterion is considered as the reliability index of 3.71. The comparison of the safety obtained from classical and probability approaches shows that uncertainties in the limit...