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Structural design for serviceability

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.77148
Date January 1981
CreatorsReid, Stuart G. (Stuart Grant)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageDoctor of Philosophy (Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics)
RightsAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
Relationalephsysno: 000139728, proquestno: AAINK58092, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.

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