ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The effect on the structural safety of a damage related to the strength class of concrete is studied in this paper. The reliability method FORM (First Order Reliability Method) is used, a method included within the probabilistic level II.The reliability index β is used as alternative parameter for the structural safety measure with respect to the evaluation of the probability of failure Pf . The structural safety is evaluated using single random variables describing the mechanical and geometrical properties of the structural system.
