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  • Structural Engineering
  • Reliability Analysis
  • Computational Mechanics

Background:

  • Structural reliability assessment is crucial for safety and maintenance.
  • The moment method is widely used but limited for non-Gaussian performance functions.
  • Existing methods using four moments may lack sufficient accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel method for structural reliability assessment.
  • To enhance accuracy for non-Gaussian performance functions.
  • To incorporate higher-order moments beyond the standard four.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a quartic normal transformation (QNT) model.
  • Incorporation of the first five moments, including super-skewness.
  • Estimation of moments using the point estimate method.
  • Derivation of the structural reliability index based on the QNT model.

Main Results:

  • The QNT method demonstrated superior accuracy and robustness for strongly non-Gaussian functions.
  • Computational efficiency of QNT was comparable to CNT and superior to MCS.
  • Seven engineering examples validated the efficacy of the QNT approach.

Conclusions:

  • The QNT method offers a significant advancement in structural reliability assessment.
  • It provides a more accurate and robust alternative for complex performance functions.
  • QNT is computationally efficient and reliable for engineering applications.