边坡稳定受到诸多不确定性因素的影响,比如土体性质的空间变异性以及地层情况的不确定性。这些不确定性因素的影响可以通过蒙特卡洛模拟(Monte Carlo Simulation,MCS)进行定量地分析。MCS概念简单并具有广泛的适用性。但是,在小概率失...边坡稳定受到诸多不确定性因素的影响,比如土体性质的空间变异性以及地层情况的不确定性。这些不确定性因素的影响可以通过蒙特卡洛模拟(Monte Carlo Simulation,MCS)进行定量地分析。MCS概念简单并具有广泛的适用性。但是,在小概率失效区域内,MCS计算效率很低,需要庞大的随机样本量来保证一定的计算精度。本文提出了一种实用的边坡可靠度分析方法。通过采用一种高级的MCS方法(Subset Simulation,子集模拟)来提高小概率区域内的计算效率以及计算精度,并以EXCEL的表单环境为平台,联合使用VisualBasic Application(VBA)编写计算程序。在该程序中,子集模拟、边坡稳定的确定性分析和不确定性分析分别由三个相对独立的计算模块实现。最后,本文以James Bay土坝为例,简明地说明了所提出方法的有效性,并探索了临界滑动面的不确定性对边坡可靠度分析的影响。展开更多
The application of the saddlepoint approximation to reliability analysis of dynamic systems is investigated. The failure event in reliability problems is formulated as the exceedance of a single performance variable o...The application of the saddlepoint approximation to reliability analysis of dynamic systems is investigated. The failure event in reliability problems is formulated as the exceedance of a single performance variable over a prescribed threshold level. The saddlepoint approximation technique provides a choice to estimate the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the performance variable. The failure probability is obtained as the value of the complement CDF at a specified threshold. The method requires computing the saddlepoint from a simple algebraic equation that depends on the cumulant generating function (CGF) of the performance variable. A method for calculating the saddlepoint using random samples of the performance variable is presented. The applicable region of the saddlepoint approximation is discussed in detail. A 10-story shear building model with white noise excitation illustrates the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed methodology.展开更多
基金Research Committee of University of Macao Under Grant No. G074/05-06S/YKV/FST UMAC.
文摘The application of the saddlepoint approximation to reliability analysis of dynamic systems is investigated. The failure event in reliability problems is formulated as the exceedance of a single performance variable over a prescribed threshold level. The saddlepoint approximation technique provides a choice to estimate the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the performance variable. The failure probability is obtained as the value of the complement CDF at a specified threshold. The method requires computing the saddlepoint from a simple algebraic equation that depends on the cumulant generating function (CGF) of the performance variable. A method for calculating the saddlepoint using random samples of the performance variable is presented. The applicable region of the saddlepoint approximation is discussed in detail. A 10-story shear building model with white noise excitation illustrates the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed methodology.