Reliability of Residential Basements and Blast Shelters,

Abstract

This paper describes an analysis method for predicting the probability of failure of a wood-framed basement when subjected to a static, uniformly distributed load. The analysis considers the primary failure modes of each framing member and determines the probability of failure for each mode acting alone. The failure probability of the system as a whole is then bounded. The upper bound is determined on the assumption that the failure modes are independent, while the lower bound is determined on the assumption that the failure modes are perfectly correlated. The analysis is described with reference to an example problem. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADP001808

Entities

People

  • A. Longinow
  • J. Mohammadi

Organizations

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basements
  • Blast
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Probability
  • Reliability
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.