Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method

A seismic fragility curve that shows the probability of failure of a structure in function of a seismic intensity, for example peak ground acceleration (PGA), is a powerful tool for the evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of the structures in nuclear engineering and civil engineering. The commo...

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Main Authors: Thuat-Cong Dang, Thien-Phu Le, Pascal Ray
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Language:English
Published: Publishing House for Science and Technology 2017-06-01
Series:Vietnam Journal of Mechanics
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Online Access:https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjmech/article/view/10208
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description A seismic fragility curve that shows the probability of failure of a structure in function of a seismic intensity, for example peak ground acceleration (PGA), is a powerful tool for the evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of the structures in nuclear engineering and civil engineering. The common assumption of existing approaches is that the fragility curve is a cumulative probability log-normal function. In this paper, we propose a new technique for construction of seismic fragility curves by numerical simulation using the Probability Density Evolution Method (PDEM). From the joint probability density function between structural response and random variables of a system and/or excitations, seismic fragility curves can be derived without the log-normal assumption. The validation of the proposed technique is performed on two numerical examples.
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spelling doaj-art-e5c95e38e2d94cc7a997491f1d3d13d72025-08-20T02:00:29ZengPublishing House for Science and TechnologyVietnam Journal of Mechanics0866-71362815-58822017-06-0139210.15625/0866-7136/10208Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution methodThuat-Cong Dang0Thien-Phu Le1Pascal Ray2University of Science and Technology - The University of Danang, VietnamUniversité Clermont Auvergne, Sigma-Clermont, Institut Pascal, FranceÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France A seismic fragility curve that shows the probability of failure of a structure in function of a seismic intensity, for example peak ground acceleration (PGA), is a powerful tool for the evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of the structures in nuclear engineering and civil engineering. The common assumption of existing approaches is that the fragility curve is a cumulative probability log-normal function. In this paper, we propose a new technique for construction of seismic fragility curves by numerical simulation using the Probability Density Evolution Method (PDEM). From the joint probability density function between structural response and random variables of a system and/or excitations, seismic fragility curves can be derived without the log-normal assumption. The validation of the proposed technique is performed on two numerical examples. https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjmech/article/view/10208Seismic fragility curveprobability density evolution methodlog normal probability lawreliabilityfailure
spellingShingle Thuat-Cong Dang
Thien-Phu Le
Pascal Ray
Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
Vietnam Journal of Mechanics
Seismic fragility curve
probability density evolution method
log normal probability law
reliability
failure
title Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
title_full Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
title_fullStr Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
title_full_unstemmed Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
title_short Seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
title_sort seismic fragility curves based on the probability density evolution method
topic Seismic fragility curve
probability density evolution method
log normal probability law
reliability
failure
url https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjmech/article/view/10208
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