Uncertain Edge-Cracked Frame Structures

Authors :: GENTILINI, CRISTINA
UBERTINI, FRANCESCO
VIOLA, ERASMO
M.H. ALIABADI, F.-G. BUCHHOLZ, J. ALFAIATE, J. PLANAS, B. ABERSEK, S.-I. NISHIDA
C. Gentilini
F. Ubertini
E. Viola
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: EC, Ltd, 2005.
Abstract: This paper deals with a simple and reliable method for the probabilistic characterization of the linear elastic response of frame structures with edge cracks of uncertain depth and location. A numerical test enlightens the excellent performance of the present approach.