The development of a general framework for reliability-based design of base-isolated structural systems under uncertain conditions is presented. The uncertainties about t [...]

Probability theory offers an appropriate framework for quantifying the level of safety of a structural system. Thus, it is possible to evaluate the chances that a structu [...]

Structural optimization is concerned with achieving an optimal design while satisfying certain constraints. In most structural engineering applications response predictio [...]

This contribution explores the application of sequential approximate optimization (Svanberg 2002) for optimal design of linear structural systems subject to dynamic excit [...]