Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Steel Miter Gates

Abstract This article deals mainly with identification of a suitable method for time-dependent reliability and analysis of navigation structures based on a detailed literature review, application of the method to a miter gate, and comparison of results with the existing results in the the literature. The aspect of corrosion is considered in the study. This work is a continuation of the work on rolled steel sections reported by the authors at an international conference in Canada. Detailed computer programs in FORTRAN have been developed as part of this research study. It has been found that the existing results and the results of the present investigation compare very well.