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Applications to Fixed Offshore Structures

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Structural Reliability Theory and Its Applications

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In the previous chapter, structural reliability theory was found to be a valuable tool in the development of rational safety formats for design codes and for the evaluation of partial coefficients. This is a major area of application. However, the main purpose of codes is to ensure that structures are designed and built in such a way that they can safety resist the (generally uncertain) loads to which they will be subjected; and it is therefore logical that reliability theory should be used directly as part of the design/analysis process, when appropriate. The main potential for direct application is with structures having large failure consequences or where the use gives immediate savings in construction costs. Other areas of application are in the assessment of existing structures and in research.

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  1. Institute of Building Technology and Structural Engineering, Aalborg University Centre, Aalborg, Denmark

    Palle Thoft-Christensen Ph. D. (Professor)

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England

    Michael J. Baker B.Sc. (Eng)

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Thoft-Christensen, P., Baker, M.J. (1982). Applications to Fixed Offshore Structures. In: Structural Reliability Theory and Its Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68697-9_12

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