A utility-based method of design for serviceability is developed and applied to a case study of office floor deflections. Structural design for serviceability is reviewed and surveys of engineers and building developers yield information on the occurrence and evaluation of serviceability problems. A probabilistic utility-based formulation of the serviceability design problem is presented, and design optimization is related to pseudo-limit states and associated serviceability indices appropriate to 'single point' design checks. The case study includes the review and adaptation of stochastic load models, the development of a load-response model to account for random spatial variations of structural properties, and detailed numerical modelling of time-dependent deflections of non-prestressed reinforced-concrete slabs. Results indicate that, for a broad class of serviceability problems, approximately optimal deterministic design criteria are related, in a simple manner, to the 'damage' threshold and a design load associated with a serviceability index of roughly 3.5.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-171). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.Eng.Sc.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000? / Bibliography: leaves 101-104.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2009. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-75). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Univ., Diss.--London, 2001. / Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references (S. [341] - 351) and index. Introduction : consistency of principle in corporate insolvency -- The creditors' bargain and the collectivity of the liquidation regime -- The authentic consent model : justifying the collective liquidation regime -- The pari passu principle and its relationship with other methods of insolvency distribution -- The priority of secured credit -- Administrative receivership and the floating charge -- Administration -- The wrongful trading provisions -- Adjusting transactions involving distressed companies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 131 p.; also includes graphics (some col.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-131). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 73-74).

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2001. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 102 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-99).