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Instructor:
Dr. Arunasis Chakraborty
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
1. Assignment

Solve the given problem by FORM, SORM, Monte Carlo Simulation, Latin Hypercube
Sampling, Important Sampling and RSM method for
 and .

1. Limit state for deflection of a cantilever beam


  18.46154  7.476923  10
 

Random variables: where  is load in MPa with mean 1000 N/m2, i.e. 0.001 is considered as
mean, coefficient of variation 0.2 and normally distributed, and  is depth in mm with mean
250 mm, coefficient of variation 0.15 and normally distributed.
Ans:
  9.9031  10 and   2.33

2. Nonlinear limit state

,   
0.2 6.2  
.47 5

Random variables: where  is standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1, and
 is also standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1.
Ans:   2.349 and
  9.37  10–

3. Nonlinear limit state

,   
0.4 2 6.2  
0.3 5  200

Random variables: where  is standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1, and
 is also standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1.
Ans:   2.685 and
  3.63  10–

4. Nonlinear limit state

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,   
0.2 1.4  

Random variables: where  is standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1, and
 is also standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1.
Ans:   3.382 and
  3.38  10–"

5. Linear limit state

'
  3√$  % &
&(

Random variables: where & is standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1.
Ans:   3.0 and
  1.35  10–

6. Quadratic limit state

4
     1   4
25 

Random variables: where  is standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1, and
 is also standard normal variable with mean 0, standard deviation 1.
Ans:
  8.0  10–"

7. Fourth order polynomial limit state

1
  " 2   3
40 

Random variables: where ,  and  are standard normal variables with mean 0, standard
deviation 1.
Ans:
  3.44  10–"

8. Limit state is
   2 2 "  5)  5*

Random variables: where the variables are statistically independent and log–normal distribution
with means +  ,  +"  120, +)  50, +*  40, and standard deviation -  ,  -"  12,
-)  15, -*  12.
Ans:
  1.213  10–

9. Hypothetical limit state with 2 variables

  0.16   1   4  0.04 ./0  

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Random variables: where ,  are independent standard normal variables with mean 0,
standard deviation 1.
Ans:
  9.5  10–)

10. Hypothetical limit state

  0.32   1      0.2 ./0  

Random variables: where ,  and  are independent standard normal variables with mean 0,
standard deviation 1.
Ans:
  3.7216  10–

11. Limit state function


  
  0.1      2.5
√2

Random variables: where ,  are standard normal variables with mean 0, standard deviation
1.
Ans:
  4.25  10–

12. Limit state function

  2    0.1   0.06  

Random variables: where ,  are standard normal variables with mean 0, standard deviation
1.
Ans:
  3.38  10–

Note: These problems are taken from different books and journal papers for the purpose of class
room teaching and practice only. Reader may use different methods like FORM, SORM, MCS,
ISM, RSM, ASM, and ARSM to compare the results. Above results are from FORM analysis.

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