Table of Contents

Basic Concept of Reliability.

Commonly Used Probability Distributions.

Fundamentals of Reliability Analysis.

Simulation Techniques.

Implicit Performance Functions: Introduction to SFEM.

SFEM for Linear Static Problems.

SFEM for Spatial Variability Problems.

SFEM-Based Reliability Evaluation of Nonlinear Two- and Three-Dimensional Structures.

Structures under Dynamic Loading.

Appendices.

References.

Index.

About the Author

ACHINTYA HALDAR, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

SANKARAN MAHADEVAN, PhD, is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.