Dynamic reliability assessment of nonlinear structures using extreme value distribution based on L-moments

In this paper, an efficient method using the linear moments (L-moments) is proposed for dynamic reliability assessment of nonlinear structures subjected to non-stationary ground motions. The proposed method comprises three main steps. First, the extrema of structural responses are obtained from the random function-spectral representation model (RFSRM) and nonlinear time history analysis, in which the principal points are first combined with the...