VULNERABILITY OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS .1. RINGS AND CLUSTERS

被引:37
作者
WU, X
BLOCKLEY, DI
WOODMAN, NJ
机构
[1] Noble Denton Consultants and Service Ltd., London
[2] Head of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol
[3] Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol
来源
CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS | 1993年 / 10卷 / 04期
关键词
VULNERABILITY; FAILURE; STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL RINGS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; ROBUSTNESS; HIERARCHY; CLUSTERS; DAMAGE;
D O I
10.1080/02630259308970130
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
A theory of structural vulnerability is developed and presented in two linked papers, initially for two dimensional frame structures. The purpose of the theory is to enable the identification of the most vulnerable parts of a structural system so that they may be suitably protected and monitored. In Part 1 a graph model is used to analyse various load paths and loops within a structure. The most important new concept presented is that of a structural ring. A structural system is represented at various hierarchical levels of definition in terms of clusters of structural rings. A measure of the quality of well-formedness of structural rings and clusters is developed which in Part 2 will be used as a quantitative estimate of structural vulnerability.
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页码:301 / 317
页数:17
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Wu X., Vulnerability Analysis of Structural Systems, PhD thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., (1991)
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