Two-step translation method for time-dependent reliability of structures subject to both continuous deterioration and sudden events

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 225; p. 111291
• Main Authors: Guo, Hong-Yuan, Dong, You, Gu, Xiang-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Continuous deterioration; Deteriorating modelling; Deterioration; Probability density function-informed method (PDFM); Probability density functions; Reliability analysis; Reliability engineering; Service life; Structural design; Structural engineering; Structural reliability; Sudden event; Time dependence; Time-dependent reliability; Translation; Deteriorating modelling; Sudden event; Continuous deterioration; Probability density function-informed method (PDFM); Time-dependent reliability

•Time-dependent reliability analysis approach under various scenarios is developed.•Component- and system-level reliability are analyzed by the proposed approach.•Continuous and sudden deterioration scenarios are combined in a unified manner.•Probability density function-informed method is proposed...