Research Article

Probability of Exceeding Damage States in Plates Using BEM

Table 1

Statistical parameters used in the present study.

NominalMeanCoefficient of variationType of distribution

h1.05 h0.044Lognormal
a0.988 a0.046Lognormal
E0.987 E0.076Lognormal
Fy1.3 Fy0.124Normal
Fu1.05 Fu0.075Normal