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, 1.43 kg

'Professor Der Kiureghian has been one of the fathers of structural and system reliability analysis since the early 1980s and has devoted his entire career to research and education on this topic. No need to say that this book has been expected for a long time by the community! In this textbook, the reader will find elements of probability theory and the basics on structural reliability analysis (FORM/SORM, simulation methods, reliability updating, systems analysis), as well as state-of-the-art methods in stochastic structural dynamics, reliability-based design optimization and more, making it a must-have both for graduate students in engineering, researchers, and practitioners in the field. The crystal-clear writing style and the numerous exercises provided in each chapter make it the perfect reference for teaching.' Bruno Sudret, ETH Zurich

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]