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This paper provides a reliability analysis of existing bridge structures for earthquake loads. In the reliability analysis, ultimate limit state is defined in terms of displacement instead of load effect or stress. It is assumed that failure occurs when the maximum response displacement becomes larger than the allowable displacement prescribed. The maximum displacement is calculated from the non-stationary power spectrum of earthquake. This response analysis can include the effects of inelastic behavior of material, natural frequency of structures, ground condition and seismic zoning. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the method proposed here.
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Furuta, H., Sugito, M., Yamamoto, Sy., Shiraishi, N. (1991). Reliability Analysis of Existing Structures for Earthquake Loads. In: Der Kiureghian, A., Thoft-Christensen, P. (eds) Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems ’90. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84362-4_12
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