NSF Young Investigator

本项目的研究活动是结构构件和系统的可靠度，以预测整体结构的安全程度。本文对钢结构节点的可靠性进行了初步研究。将开发将连接器可靠性和结构分析与蒙特卡罗模拟、故障树分析和一阶二阶矩可靠性方法相结合的算法。将结构和构件可靠度的研究成果引入课堂，将设计与安全联系起来。

The research activity of this project is the reliability of structural components and systems in order to predict the degree of safety of the total structure. The study of the reliability of connections for steel structures is the first case study. Algorithms will be developed which combine connector reliability and structural analysis with Monte-Carlo simulation, Fault Tree analysis, and First-Order Second-Moment reliability methods. Research results on reliability of structures and components are brought into the classroom to relate design to safety.