Due to the existing of various kinds of uncertainties, predicting structural performance is always a great challenge in practical applications. The reliability of structure under the probabilistic uncertainty has been well studied in the past decade. However, the randomness is not the only attribute of reality. This paper attempts to investigate approach for the structural reliability analysis ...

Interaction between a structure under base excitation and heavy non-structural elements that it supports is significant in the seismic analysis and design of the structure. Heavy non-structural elements may slide/rock under base excitation, and this dynamic action affects the seismic behavior of the supporting structure. Hence, in this study, a numerical model was presented to describe the seis...

background and objectives: patient safety (ps) is one of the most important and essential elements of quality in healthcare setting. a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the status of patient safety culture using the hospital survey on patient safety culture (hsopsc). methods: in this systematic review and meta-analysis study, data were collected through searching datab...

Passenger aircraft structural design is based on a safety factor of 1.5, and this safety factor alone is equivalent to a probability of failure of between 10 and 10. Yet airliners are much safer, with crashes due to structural failure being extremely rare based on accident records. The probability of structural failure of transport aircraft is of the order of 10 per flight segment. This paper l...

Numerical simulations of wind loads and their effects are critical in the design of structures to ensure their safety under winds. The simulations range from generation of time histories of wind velocity, pressure and force fluctuations to structural response and assessment of attendant functionality and safety under service and design loads, respectively. Typically these schemes employ Monte C...