7Th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (Icossar 97), Date: NOV 24-28, 1997, Location: KYOTO, JAPAN, Patrocinadores: Amer Assoc Wind Engn, Amer Concrete Inst, Amer Soc Civil Engn, Int Assoc Earthquake Engn, Int Assoc Struct Mech Reactor Technol, Int Assoc Wind Engn, Reun Int Lab Essai & Rech Mat & Construct, Architectural Inst Japan, Japan Assoc Wind Engn, Japan Concrete Inst, Japan Soc Aeronaut & Space Sci, Japan Soc Civil Engn, Japan Soc Mech Engn, Japan Soc Seism Isolat, Japan Struct Consultants Assoc, Japan Welding Soc, Japan Inst Syst Res, Japanese Geotech Soc, Marine & Fire Insurance Assoc Japan Inc, Sci Council Japan, Liaison Comm Safety Engn, Liaison Comm Struct Engn, Soc Mat Sci Japan, Soc Naval Architects Japan, Soc Steel Construct Japan, Host: INT ASSOC STRUCT SAFETY & RELIABIL