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Melchers, Robert Erich was born on February 13, 1945 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Erich and Alida Hillegonda (van Vliet) Melchers.
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Probabilistic risk and hazard assessments are applied to a wide range of engineering systems, mainly for regulatory reasons needed for development consent, system certification and occupational health and safety issues. The purpose of this book is to raise awareness of the limitations, uncertainties and other issues inherent in probabilistic risk analysis procedures. Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Engineering Systems describes: • the importance of probabilistic risk assessment in decision making, i.e. risk management; • types of risk and probabilistic risk analysis procedures; • data needed for the conduct of probabilistic risk analysis; and • acceptable/tolerable risk and other risk acceptance criteria. In essence, the book provides a multi-disciplinary and integrated explanation of risk assessment procedures that will enable the non-specialist reader to gain valuable insights into the development of risk analysis procedures. Practising engineers and graduate engineering students across a range of disciplines will find this book immensely useful.
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(Structural reliability has become a discipline of interna...)
Structural reliability has become a discipline of international interest, addressing issues such as the safety of buildings, bridges, towers and other structures. This book addresses the important issue of predicting the safety of structures at the design stage and also the safety of existing, perhaps deteriorating structures. Attention is focused on the development and definition of limit states such as serviceability and ultimate strength, the definition of failure and the various models which might be used to describe strength and loading. Much consideration is given to problem formulation and to the various techniques which can be applied to problem solution. These include the First Order Second Moment method and their derivatives, as well as various Monte Carlo tchniques. Each of these are described in considerable detail and example applications are given. Structural systems are also described, as is the effect of time on reliability estimation, and on the development of design code rules on the basis of limit state principles as under-pinned by probability theory. Furthermore, procedures for the reliability estimation of existing structures are also included. The book emphasises concepts and applications, built up from basic principles and avoids undue mathematical rigour. It presents an accesible and unified account of the theory and techniques for the analysis of the reliability of engineering structures using probability theory. A balanced view of the subject is offered here not only for newcomers, but also for the more specialist reader, such as senior undergraduate and post-graduate students and practising engineers in civil, structural, geotechnical and mechanical engineering.
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Melchers, Robert Erich was born on February 13, 1945 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Erich and Alida Hillegonda (van Vliet) Melchers.
Bachelor in Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia, 1969. MEng Science, Monash University, Victoria, Australia, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1972.
Project engineer, Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey, Ltd., Melbourne, 1972-1975;
lecturer, Monash U., Victoria, 1975-1979;
senior lecturer, Monash U., Victoria, 1980-1985;
professor сivil engineering, U. Newcastle, Australia, since 1986. Researcher Technology U., Munich, 1980. Visiting professor Imperial College, London,1985, Danish Technology U., Copenhagen, Denmark, 1989.
Consultant TUNRA, Newcastle, since 1986. Director Australian Marine and Offshore Group, since 1992.
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Fellow Australian Academy Technological Science and Engineering, Institution Engineers Australia, Institution Civil Engineers. Member American Society of Civil Engineers.
Married Rosalie Enid Hiam, July 17, 1969. Children: Bradley Robert, Rachel Elly.