Research Article

Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)

Number: 27 November 30, 2021
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Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)

Abstract

Wood is an anisotropic structural material with highly variable mechanical properties. The mechanical properties of wood used in timber structures depend on a number of factors including biological origins, environmental conditions and manufacturing processes. Even the timber members from the same tree are prone to variations in their mechanical properties due to the presence of local defects such as knots and resin pockets. Therefore, the reliability assessment of timber structures needs to take into account the variability of the mechanical properties of timber members. In this study, Random Field Element Method (RFEM) was used to carry out the reliability assessment of a pin connected timber roof truss. The modulus of elasticity and Poisson’s ratio were selected as the random field variables for the timber members. Modelling and analysis of the timber truss was conducted using the ANSYS finite element analysis software. The impact of the variation of the mechanical properties of the timber members on the deflections of the truss system used in this study are presented in the conclusions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 30, 2021

Submission Date

April 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 21, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 27

APA
Yazıcı, G., & Mert, A. C. (2021). Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM). Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 27, 898-901. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.930453
AMA
1.Yazıcı G, Mert AC. Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM). EJOSAT. 2021;(27):898-901. doi:10.31590/ejosat.930453
Chicago
Yazıcı, Gökhan, and Ahmet Can Mert. 2021. “Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss Using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, nos. 27: 898-901. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.930453.
EndNote
Yazıcı G, Mert AC (November 1, 2021) Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM). Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi 27 898–901.
IEEE
[1]G. Yazıcı and A. C. Mert, “Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)”, EJOSAT, no. 27, pp. 898–901, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.31590/ejosat.930453.
ISNAD
Yazıcı, Gökhan - Mert, Ahmet Can. “Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss Using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi. 27 (November 1, 2021): 898-901. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.930453.
JAMA
1.Yazıcı G, Mert AC. Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM). EJOSAT. 2021;:898–901.
MLA
Yazıcı, Gökhan, and Ahmet Can Mert. “Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss Using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM)”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, no. 27, Nov. 2021, pp. 898-01, doi:10.31590/ejosat.930453.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Yazıcı, Ahmet Can Mert. Reliability Based Analysis of a Pin Connected Truss using Random Field Finite Element Method (RFEM). EJOSAT. 2021 Nov. 1;(27):898-901. doi:10.31590/ejosat.930453