Objectives and Topics

ICOSSAR '01 is organized by the
International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR)

Held every four years in different countries, each of the ICOSSARs is a major international forum for the exchange of information and discussion of recent developments in, and innovative application of, concepts of structural safety and reliability.
 

  

Every aspect of structural safety and reliability will be covered. ICOSSAR '01 will be especially focused on advanced technologies, computational methods, smart materials, damage assessment, social science/urban planning, and commercial applications. Emerging concepts as well as state of the art and novel applications of reliability principles in all types of structural systems and mechanical components will be included. Systems for civil, marine, mechanical, transportation, and aerospace applications will be discussed. ICOSSAR '01 will emphasize the safety and performance requirements of critical engineering systems subjected to natural and man-made hazards, including life cycle analysis processes and costs. Practical application of all methods will be stressed, including risk analysis and safety assessment of major technological systems.

Topics

   
  • Advanced Technologies
  • Aerospace Structures
  • Basic Theory and Methods
  • Bridges and Buildings
  • Commercial Applications
  • Computational Methods
  • Damage Analysis and Assessment
  • Design Concepts
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Economic Analysis
  • Fatigue Reliability
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Hazards Analysis
  • Human Factors and Errors
  • Inspection, Quality Control and Assurance
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • Lifeline Analysis
  • Loads and Load Combinations
  • Materials
  • Monitoring / Maintenance Systems
  • Nuclear Structures
  • Offshore and Marine Structures
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  • Probabilistic Materials Analysis
  • Probabilistic Risk Analysis
  • Random Vibration
  • Reliability - Based Design
  • Reliability - Based Optimization and Control
  • Reliability Theory
  • Risk Analysis in Decision Making
  • Simulation Methods
  • Social Science / Urban Planning
  • Smart Materials
  • Statistical Design Analysis
  • Stochastic Computational Mechanics
  • Stochastic Finite Elements
  • Stochastic Processes and Fields
  • Stochastic Fracture Mechanics
  • Structural Systems
  • System Identification
  • System Reliability
  • Transportation Systems
  • Uncertainty Analysis
  • Wind Engineering