TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of different inspection strategies on the reliability of daniels systems subjected to fatigue
AU - Schneider, Ronald
AU - Thöns, Sebastian
AU - Rücker, Werner
AU - Straub, Daniel
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Inspections are an efficient means of enhancing the reliability of redundant structural systems subjected to fatigue.To investigate the effect of such inspections, we represent the deterioration state of a Daniels system by means of a probabilistic fatigue crack growth model of all elements, which considers stochastic dependence among element fatigue behavior. We include inspection results in the calculation of the system collapse probability through Bayesian updating of the system deterioration state. Based on this approach, we calculate the collapse probability of a deteriorating Daniels system conditional on different inspection strategies in terms of inspection coverage and inspection times. The acceptability of an inspection strategy is verified by comparing the calculated collapse probabilities with maximum acceptable system failure probabilities. This study is a step towards identifying optimal inspection strategies for redundant structural systems subjected to fatigue.
AB - Inspections are an efficient means of enhancing the reliability of redundant structural systems subjected to fatigue.To investigate the effect of such inspections, we represent the deterioration state of a Daniels system by means of a probabilistic fatigue crack growth model of all elements, which considers stochastic dependence among element fatigue behavior. We include inspection results in the calculation of the system collapse probability through Bayesian updating of the system deterioration state. Based on this approach, we calculate the collapse probability of a deteriorating Daniels system conditional on different inspection strategies in terms of inspection coverage and inspection times. The acceptability of an inspection strategy is verified by comparing the calculated collapse probabilities with maximum acceptable system failure probabilities. This study is a step towards identifying optimal inspection strategies for redundant structural systems subjected to fatigue.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892428291
SN - 9781138000865
T3 - Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
SP - 2637
EP - 2644
BT - Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
T2 - 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
Y2 - 16 June 2013 through 20 June 2013
ER -