Reliability Assessment of Tower Crane Structural Members-Idzuari Azli

2016

Reliability Assessment of Tower

Crane Structural Members

Kamilan, Idzuari Azli

MSc Asset Management & Maintenance

1/2/2016

Reliability Assessment of Tower Crane Structural Members

2016

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 2

2.0 General Reliability Methods .............................................................................................................. 3

2.1 Time-Dependent Reliability ........................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Stress-Strength Interference Methods.......................................................................................... 4

2.3 Reliability Index ............................................................................................................................. 5

2.4 Monte Carlo Simulations ............................................................................................................... 7

2.5 Stochastic Sensitivity Analysis ....................................................................................................... 8

3.0 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 11

4.0 Bibliography..................................................................................................................................... 12

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Reliability Assessment of Tower Crane Structural Members

2016

1.0 Introduction

Crane structural members, which are mainly made of steel plates and beams connected by welding,

are subjected to repeated operating loads. Intensive crane use usually stems from the need to

minimize the amount of time required to complete a construction by maximizing the efficiency of

equipments and teams. Therefore, the fatigue design of tower...