Target Reliability Levels in Present Standards
The target reliability levels recommended in national and international documents vary within a broad range, while the reference to relevant costs and failure consequences is mentioned only very vaguely. In some documents the target reliability index is indicated for one or two reference periods (1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Transactions of the VŠB: Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/tvsb.2014.14.issue-2/tvsb-2014-0018/tvsb-2014-0018.xml?format=INT |
| Summary: | The target reliability levels recommended in national and international documents vary within a broad range, while the reference to relevant costs and failure consequences is mentioned only very vaguely. In some documents the target reliability index is indicated for one or two reference periods (1 year, 50 years or life-time) without providing appropriate links to the design working life. This contribution attempts to clarify the relationship between the target reliability levels, costs of safety measures, failure consequences, reference periods and the design working life |
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| ISSN: | 1804-4824 |