The algorithm of calculation of the main geometrical characteristics of the section consisting of pair angles at a bend of both angles is made. The received results are applied to definition of a carrying capacity of an element of a farm.

Keywords: a rafter farm, bend, a barycentre, a moment of inertia, a radius of inertia

The dependence of influence of size of a bend on tensely strained state of load-bearing frames of a covering is analysed. On the basis of the received results the maximum corner of a bend of the metal corners reducing a carrying capacity of farms is defined.

Keywords: a rafter farm, bend, tensely strained state, a moment of inertia, a radius of gyration, a barycentre

This article analyzes the stress-strain state of exploited reinforced concrete crane beams in order to identify the causes of abnormal damages. Also, the degree of influence of the revealed damages on safety and operational fitness was assessed.

Keywords: crane beam, technical condition, operational availability, defect, durability, damage, inspection, discretization, stress-strain state

This article discusses a comparative analysis of the results of calculations of a building erected on an unevenly deformable base. The authors, taking into account the peculiarities of the engineering-geological conditions of the territory of the city of Volgograd, made a verification assessment of the influence of the heterogeneity of the bedding coefficient of the soil foundation on the VAT of the structural elements of the building when calculating the final draft.

Keywords: bulk soils, foundations, bases, bed ratio, backfilling, compliance, stiffness diaphragm, stress-strain state

In the article the results of research in probabilistic production of residual life of load-bearing structures of the coating of the main body R-1 JSC «VOLTAIR-PROM» as a multiple redundant system. The obtained function of the probability of exceeding the design values of snow loads during the operation of the building on the basis of statistical data the distribution of annual maxima. The resulting probability of system failure ""post farm - truss"" given the decline in reserve strength and the likelihood of exceeding the snow load specified level in time. It is shown that the defining characteristics of residual life - probability of failure and the average uptime of the system can be obtained using only the first two statistical moments of the design variables - mathematical expectation and coefficient of variation that does not require extensive statistical data.

Keywords: residual reserves of strength, safety feature, the distribution, reliability, multi-element system, the probability of failure

The article presents the research results of the actual snow load and its security on the basis of the statistical data distribution of the annual maximum water storage in snow, obtained at the weather station Kolomna. The analysis of the implementation of the annual maxima of snow load according to data from 13 weather station located in different snow areas. Indentified all necessary statistical characteristics of the snow load, and the parameters of the law of Gumbel distribution for each snow district. The results of the research concluded that the known desing values of snow loads given in normative documents can be quite simple to obtain the statistical moments of a random variable its one-year highs and the parameters of the Gumbel law. The obtained characteristics are the initial data when conducting a probabilistic analysis of structures and evaluation of their safety and durability.

Keywords: snow load, distribution, annual maximums, the snow line measurements, weather station, security