Structural and System Reliability

Offers a modern, rigorous and comprehensive treatment of the subject using numerous well-designed examples and end-of-chapter problems.

Armen Der Kiureghian (Author)

9781108834148, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 January 2022

610 pages
25.3 x 19.3 x 3.3 cm, 1.44 kg

'Because of its focus on the fundamentals, this book will remain relevant and current for many years to come, even as the state of the art of structural reliability and its integration with behavioral sciences in decision-making continues to evolve. Readers wanting a comprehensive overview of the field, with its diverse problems, applications and challenges will find the volume to be an indispensable addition to their technical libraries.' Bruce R. Ellingwood, Structural Safety

Based on material taught at the University of California, Berkeley, this textbook offers a modern, rigorous and comprehensive treatment of the methods of structural and system reliability analysis. It covers the first- and second-order reliability methods for components and systems, simulation methods, time- and space-variant reliability, and Bayesian parameter estimation and reliability updating. It also presents more advanced, state-of-the-art topics such as finite-element reliability methods, stochastic structural dynamics, reliability-based optimal design, and Bayesian networks. A wealth of well-designed examples connect theory with practice, with simple examples demonstrating mathematical concepts and larger examples demonstrating their applications. End-of-chapter homework problems are included throughout. Including all necessary background material from probability theory, and accompanied online by a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for instructors, this is the ideal text for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on structural and system reliability in departments of civil, environmental and mechanical engineering.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Review of probability theory
3. Multivariate distributions
4. Formulation of structural reliability
5. Analysis of structural reliability under incomplete probability information
6. The first-order reliability method
7. The second-order reliability method
8. System reliability
9. Simulation methods
10. Bayesian parameter estimation and reliability updating
11. Time- and space-variant reliability analysis
12. Finite-element reliability methods
13. Reliability methods for stochastic structural dynamics
14. Reliability-based design optimization
15. Bayesian network for reliability assessment and updating
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Structural engineering [TNC], Mechanics of solids [TGMD], Technical design [TBD]