Reliability analysis of a timber truss system subjected to decay

Assessing the safety of existing timber structures is of paramount importance for taking reliable decisions on repair actions and their extent. The results obtained through semi-probabilistic methods are unrealistic, as the partial safety factors present in codes are calibrated considering the uncer...

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Main Author: Brites, RD (author)
Other Authors: Neves, LC (author), Sapotiti Machado, J (author), Lourenço, PB (author), Sousa, HS (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Structural reliability
Timber structures
Biological deterioration
Fungi
Damage
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8062
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/8062

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8062

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