Probability-Based Design and Life Cycle Assessment of a Spun Concrete Pole

DOI

10.2991/icsmme-15.2015.18How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Concrete Structure, Reinforced Concrete, Probability Based Design, Environmental Aspects

Abstract

This contribution compares concrete structure design results obtained via the partial reliability factor method and using a probability-based method. The Monte Carlo simulation method, modified by the Latin Hypercube Sampling method, was used to calculate the reliability of a designed structure. Economic and ecological aspects (acquisition costs, CO2 and SO2 emissions and embodied energy associated with the concrete member through the production, utilization and demolition stages of its life cycle) were taken into account when assessing the quality of the design. An example of a designed structure – a prestressed spun concrete pole manufactured from reinforced concrete – is presented.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Stepanek Petr
AU  - Lanikova Ivana
AU  - Simunek Petr
PY  - 2015/11
DA  - 2015/11
TI  - Probability-Based Design and Life Cycle Assessment of a Spun Concrete Pole
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Structural, Mechanical and Material Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 76
EP  - 81
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icsmme-15.2015.18
DO  - 10.2991/icsmme-15.2015.18
ID  - Petr2015/11
ER  -