The process of analysis and design of structures under earthquake excitations depends on
many random variables, reflecting the uncertainties in the mechanical properties …

This work addresses an approach to performance-based design in the context of earthquake
engineering. The objective is the optimization of the total structural cost, under constraints …

This paper presents a methodology for incorporating into the decision-making process of
design the explicit consideration of possible future performance of the designed structure in …

The response of a structural system at a given time subjected to random earthquake forces
is a function of various system characteristics including its natural frequency of vibration and …

Earthquake-resistant design of structures using probabilistic analysis is an emerging field in
structural engineering. The objective of this chapter is to investigate the efficiency of soft …

Load combinations for seismic and other loads are considered. To this aim the equiprobable
sets of loads with the corresponding probabilities are analyzed. The combination of motor …

Performance-based design in earthquake engineering is a structural optimization problem
that has, as the objective, the determination of design parameters for the minimization of …

In the paper an approach to treat uncertainty in the response of structures under the action of
earthquakes is presented. The main problem is focused in the unpredictability of the seismic …

Performance-based design in earthquake engineering should be approached as an
optimization process for optimum design parameters, in order to achieve satisfactory …

A reliability-based development of load factors for the combination of seismic and gravity
loads is presented. The procedure aims at minimizing the total expected life-cycle cost of …