Subjective Seismic Safety Assessments
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 9
Abstract
The safety of ten structures which were damaged in the 1964 Alaska earthquake and two in the 1971 San Fernando one was assessed by considering seven subjective factors not evident in the usual resistance and load measures. The subjective factors were the financial climate, labor conditions, political climate, weather, quality of inspection, experience and organization of the design and construction team and the location of the structure. Verbal statements about the effect of these factors on safety and the susceptibility of each of the dozen structures to these factors were converted into fuzzy sets which were then combined to predict changes in the objective probability of failure. These fuzzy modifications were then organized into subjective seismic safety assessments.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 9 • September 1984
Pages: 2212 - 2233
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Published online: Sep 1, 1984
Published in print: Sep 1984
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