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A probabilistic nearest neighbor filter incorporating numbers of validated measurements

  • Sang J. Shin;Song, Taek-Lyul;Ahn, Jo-Young
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.82.1-82
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    • 2002
  • $\textbullet$ Nearest neighbor filter $\textbullet$ Probabilistic nearest neighbor filter $\textbullet$ Probabilistic nearest neighbor filter incorporating numbers of validated measurements $\textbullet$ Probability density function of the NDS $\textbullet$ Simulation results in a clutter environment to verify the performances $\textbullet$ Sensitivity analysis for the unknown spatial clutter density

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Failure Probability Evaluation of Pressure Tube using the Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (확률론적 파괴역학 기법을 이용한 압력관의 파손확률 평가)

  • Son, Jong-Dong;Oh, Dong-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2007
  • In order to evaluate the integrity of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes, probabilistic fracture mechanics(PFM) approach was employed. Failure assessment diagram(FAD), plastic collapses, and critical crack lengths(CCL) were used for evaluating the failure probability as failure criteria. The Kr-FAD as failure assessment diagram was used because fracture of pressure tubes occurred in brittle manner due to hydrogen embrittlement of material by deuterium fluence. The probabilistic integrity evaluation observed AECL procedures and used fracture toughness parameters of EPRI and recently announced theory. In conclusion, the probabilistic approach using the Kr-FAD made it possible to determine major failure criterion in the pressure tube integrity evaluation.

Probabilistic Analysis of Equivalent Uniformly Distributed live toads (등가등분포 적재하중의 확률론적 분석)

  • 김상효;정시현;조형근
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 1989.04a
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 1989
  • Since 1960's, structural engineers have recognized that tile inherent random nature of loadings and materials as well as the imperfect structural analysis may be important factors in tile structural safety evaluation. Based on the successful developments of the reliability based structural analysis and design, the design criteria of tile standards are recently developed(or modified) in the light of the probabilistic concepts. To develop the probability-based design criteria for tile domestic buildings, the probabilistic characters of loadings acting on structures should be defined first. In this study, therefore, live load data on apartment buildings have collected and analyzed in a systematic manner, and their probabilistic characteristics have been studied. Based oil the results, the lifetime extreme values are computed and compared with current design loads. More rational design loads are suggested, which are more consistent in the probabilistic concepts.

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ABSTRACT RANDOM LINEAR OPERATORS ON PROBABILISTIC UNITARY SPACES

  • Tran, Xuan Quy;Dang, Hung Thang;Nguyen, Thinh
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.347-362
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we are concerned with abstract random linear operators on probabilistic unitary spaces which are a generalization of generalized random linear operators on a Hilbert space defined in [25]. The representation theorem for abstract random bounded linear operators and some results on the adjoint of abstract random linear operators are given.

Reliability Assessment of Long-Period Cable-Stayed Bridges on Near Fault Earthquake(NFE) (근거리지진에서 장주기사장교의 신뢰성평가)

  • Bang, Myung-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2012
  • The seismic safety of long-period cable-stayed bridges is assessed by probabilistic finite element analysis and reliability analysis under NFE. The structural response of critical members of cable-stayed bridges is evaluated using the developed probabilistic analysis algorithm. In this study, the real earthquake recording(Chi-Chi Earthquake; 1997) was selected as the input NFE earthquake for investigating response characteristics. The probabilistic response and reliability index shows the different aspect comparing the result from FFE earthquake. Therefore, the probabilistic seismic safety assessment on NFE earthquakes should be performed for the exact evaluation of long-period cable-stayed bridges and the earthquake resistant design criteria should be complemented.

Probabilistic analysis of buckling loads of structures via extended Koiter law

  • Ikeda, Kiyohiro;Ohsaki, Makoto;Sudo, Kentaro;Kitada, Toshiyuki
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.167-178
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    • 2009
  • Initial imperfections, such as initial deflection or remaining stress, cause deterioration of buckling strength of structures. The Koiter imperfection sensitivity law has been extended to describe the mechanism of reduction for structures. The extension is twofold: (1) a number of imperfections are considered, and (2) the second order (minor) imperfections are implemented, in addition to the first order (major) imperfections considered in the Koiter law. Yet, in reality, the variation of external loads is dominant over that of imperfection. In this research, probabilistic evaluation of buckling loads against external loads subjected to probabilistic variation is conducted by extending the concept of imperfection sensitivity. A truss arch subjected to dead and live loads is considered as a numerical example. The mechanism of probabilistic variation of buckling strength of this arch is described by the proposed method, and its reliability is evaluated.

Probabilistic Broadcasting Based on Selfishness and Additional Coverage in MANETs

  • Kim, Jae-Soo;Kim, Jeong-Hong
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.329-336
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    • 2012
  • For designing broadcast protocols in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), one of the important goals is to reduce the rebroadcast packets redundancy while reaching all the nodes in network. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic broadcasting mechanism based on selfishness and additional coverage in MANETs. Our approach dynamically adjusts the rebroadcast probability according to the extra covered area and number of neighbor nodes. By these two factors, mobile hosts can be classified into three groups: normal, low selfishness, and high selfishness groups. The nodes in the normal group forward packets for other nodes with high probability, whereas the nodes in the low selfishness group rebroadcast packets with low probability and the nodes in the high selfishness group do not rebroadcast packets. We compared our approach with simple flooding and the fixed probabilistic approach. The simulation results show that the proposed schemes can significantly reduce the number of retransmissions by up to 40% compared simple flooding and fixed probabilistic scheme without significant reduction in the network reachability and end-to-end packet delay.

Probabilistic Durability Analysis of Concrete Structures by Numerical Method (수치해석에 의한 콘크리트 구조물의 확률론적인 내구성 해석)

  • Jung, Sang-Hwa;Kim, Joo-Hyung;Lee, Kwang-Myong;Kim, Jee-Sang;Bae, Su-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2006.05b
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    • pp.181-184
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    • 2006
  • Traditional durability analysis is not possible to provide a controlled durability and long-term performance of concrete structures. Recently, research works have shown that probabilistic approach based on the theory of structural reliability, would be very valuable for durability analysis. In this study, the probabilistic durability analysis based on a Monte Carlo Simulation was carried out using sample data selected from detailed field investigation. The probabilistic properties of some design variables, such as diffusion coefficients of concrete and surface chloride concentration, were newly determined using some experimental data. By applying a probabilistic durability analysis to an integral structural design, the durability performance of concrete structures would be remarkably improved.

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Probabilistic determination of initial cable forces of cable-stayed bridges under dead loads

  • Cheng, Jin;Xiao, Ru-Cheng;Jiang, Jian-Jing
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.267-279
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents an improved Monte Carlo simulation for the probabilistic determination of initial cable forces of cable-stayed bridges under dead loads using the response surfaces method. A response surface (i.e. a quadratic response surface without cross-terms) is used to approximate structural response. The use of the response surface eliminates the need to perform a deterministic analysis in each simulation loop. In addition, use of the response surface requires fewer simulation loops than conventional Monte Carlo simulation. Thereby, the computation time is saved significantly. The statistics (e.g. mean value, standard deviation) of the structural response are calculated through conventional Monte Carlo simulation method. By using Monte Carlo simulation, it is possible to use the existing deterministic finite element code without modifying it. Probabilistic analysis of a truss demonstrates the proposed method' efficiency and accuracy; probabilistic determination of initial cable forces of a cable-stayed bridge under dead loads verifies the method's applicability.

Probabilistic seismic demand models and fragility estimates for reinforced concrete bridges with base isolation

  • Gardoni, Paolo;Trejo, David
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.527-555
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes probabilistic models for estimating the seismic demands on reinforced concrete (RC) bridges with base isolation. The models consider the shear and deformation demands on the bridge columns and the deformation demand on the isolation devices. An experimental design is used to generate a population of bridges based on the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (AASHTO 2007) and the Caltrans' Seismic Design Criteria (Caltrans 1999). Ground motion records are used for time history analysis of each bridge to develop probabilistic models that are practical and are able to account for the uncertainties and biases in the current, common deterministic model. As application of the developed probabilistic models, a simple method is provided to determine the fragility of bridges. This work facilitates the reliability-based design for this type of bridges and contributes to the transition from limit state design to performance-based design.