Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Mechanics and Civil Engineering

Random Reliability Analysis of Gravity Retaining Wall Structural System

Authors
Zun-Qun XIAO, Jie HUANG, Ya-Jun WANG, Cai-Yun XU, Huan XIA
Corresponding Author
Zun-Qun XIAO
Available Online December 2014.
DOI
10.2991/icmce-14.2014.36How to use a DOI?
Keywords
FOSM, Fuzzy Random Reliability, Cut Set, Interval Numbers, Retaining Wall
Abstract

According to present deficiency of gravity retaining wall design method and considering the fuzzy uncertainties of the parameters of stochastic variables, first-order second-moment method (FOSM) is adopted to set up fuzzy random reliability analyzing model. By using decomposing theorem and by introducing cut set, fuzzy numbers were convened into a series of interval numbers and fuzzy random reliability computing technology was received. The major instability modes of gravity retaining walls are overturning and sliding. Two structural performance functions against overturning and sliding of gravity retaining walls were established and the fuzzy random variables were confirmed. Two kinds of invalid modes are calculated separately by the use of fuzzy random reliability computation method, which two fuzzy random reliability indexes and corresponding failure probabilities are obtained. Comparing the result of computation method with that of related literature, it is shows that obvious differences are between them. It is pointed out that structural performance function Z of the gravity retaining wall is assumed as normal distribution in related literature, which contributing to errors in the probability density function f(Z) in this treatment. The calculated results of fuzzy random reliability by adopting cut set way are conformed to reality better.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Mechanics and Civil Engineering
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
December 2014
ISBN
10.2991/icmce-14.2014.36
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/icmce-14.2014.36How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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