Risk and reliability in structural engineering : theoretical basis / Naiwei Lu and Mohammad Noori.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lu, Naiwei, author.

Noori, Mohammad, author.

Series:

Momentum Press sustainable structural systems collection.

Sustainable structural systems collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural engineering--Statistical methods.

Structural engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 132 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Momentum Press, LLC, [2019]

Summary:

The primary purpose of this book is to introduce risk and reliability concept into structural design. A structure should be designed taking into account safety, reliability, and economy. Reliability is the probability of successful function, and risk is the potential for unwanted negative consequence of an event. In structural engineering, risk analysis involves the investigation of the probability of rare events. Risk analyses are typically made on the basis of information, which is subject to uncertainty. These uncertainties may be divided into inherent or natural variability. The objective of a structural design is the assurance of successful performance over the useful life of structures or engineering systems. The primary purpose of this book is to introduce risk and reliability concept into structural design. It will cover and review reliability theory and risk analysis to solve structural engineering problems. The book was formed from the easy to the difficult and complicated concepts. Content was written from the basic concepts of uncertainties, structural safety analysis, structural reliability under repeated load, and fatigue reliability. Based on the introduction of failure modes and bounds theory, structural system reliability theory is subsequently discussed. Numerical formulation and examples are provided to enhance the study efficiency of students, engineers, and researchers. This book is suitable for adoption as a textbook or a reference book in a structural reliability analysis course. Furthermore, this book also provides a theoretical foundation for better understanding of the structural safety assessment.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Structural Evaluation

Chapter 3: Analysis of Structural Safety

Chapter 4: Structural Reliability Under Repeated Loads

Chapter 5: Models for Fatigue Reliability

Chapter 6: Models for Failure and Bounds on Structural Reliability

Chapter 7: Safety and Reliability of Structural Systems

About the Authors

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-947083-37-6