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In this paper, outline of fuzzy logic and its historical development are first introduced briefly. From the standpoint of fuzzy logic, uncertainties and ambiguities can be classified into several kinds of uncertainties. Here, they are divided into two types of uncertainties; randomness and fuzziness. The reliability analysis based on fuzzy logic is described with emphasis on the probability of fuzzy events and fuzzy probability. Some comments are given on problems that arise in introducing the fuzzy logic in the structural reliability assessment. Several practical examples are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the fuzzy logic in structural engineering. Future problems and possible developments are summarized and discussed.
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Furuta, H. (1995). Fuzzy logic and its contribution to reliability analysis. In: Rackwitz, R., Augusti, G., Borri, A. (eds) Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34866-7_4
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