The Safety of Structures

1947-01-01articleTransactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers278 citationsclosed

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Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Civil and Structural Engineering Research Construction Engineering and Safety

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the safety factor in engineering structures in order to establish a rational method of evaluating its magnitude. The discrepancy between the highly refined procedure of modern design and the rather arbitrary manner of choosing the safety factor is seriously hampering the development of more effective design methods based upon a perfect balance of safety and economy.

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