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The β-unzipping method is a method by which the reliability of structures can be estimated at a number of different levels. The aim has been to develop a method which is at the same time simple to use and reasonably accurate. The method was first suggested by Thoft-Christensen [6.1] and is further developed by Thoft-Christensen & Sorensen [6.2], [6.3]. The β-un-zipping method is quite general in the sense that it can be used for two-dimensional and three-dimensional framed and trussed structures, for structures with ductile or brittle elements and also in relation to a number of different failure mode definitions.
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Thoft-Christensen, P., Murotsu, Y. (1986). Reliability Analysis of Structural Systems by the β — Unzipping Method. In: Application of Structural Systems Reliability Theory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82764-8_6
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