Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.69-80, 2005 (ESCI)
The Reliability-based design and risk assessment model REBAD (1), which is used
to predict the reliability levels of coastal structures that are subject to high damage risk
and vast capital expenditures, was implemented to Wiseman’s Bridge revetment in
UK by utilizing Van der Meer failure functions. The failure mode probabilities were
calculated by the Second Order Reliability Method (SORM), where the failure surface
was approximated by a quadratic polynomial having the identical curvature at design
point. In this study, a methodology was suggested to determine the lifetime damage
probability of coastal structures, which are subject to large tidal ranges and storm
surges. As a result, REBAD was successfully implemented to a rubble mound
revetment subject to large tidal ranges as a risk assessment study in order to point out
the necessity for the development of deformation-based design (DD) methodology
instead of the partial safety system used in EU countries.