Bridge load testing can answer a variety of questions about bridge behavior that cannot be
answered otherwise. The current governing codes and guidelines for bridge load testing in …

This paper provides an overview of theories and applications of structural system reliability
(SSR). The paper defines SSR problems and discusses the growing needs for SSR analysis …

The development of a generalised framework for assessing bridge life-cycle performance
and cost, with emphasis on analysis, prediction, optimisation and decision-making under …

Our knowledge to model, analyse, design, maintain, monitor, manage, predict and optimise
the life-cycle performance of structures and infrastructures under uncertainty is continually …

In this paper, the effects of uncertainty and expected costs of failure on optimum structural
design are investigated, by comparing three distinct formulations of structural optimization …

The need to design and construct structural systems with adequate levels of reliability and
redundancy is widely acknowledged. It is as crucial that these desired levels are maintained …

A structure is vulnerable if relatively small damage leads to disproportionately large
consequences. A structure which is unacceptably vulnerable in any one way is not …

Structural design standards provide the foundation of good engineering practice and a
framework for addressing safety and serviceability issues rationally. Structural reliability …

Major advances have been recently achieved in develo** methodologies for the structural
analysis of cascading failures and in understanding the behaviour of different types of …

The design of steel frames by advanced analysis (second-order inelastic analysis with
imperfections) of overall system behaviour is permitted in the American steel specification …