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On procedures for reliability assessment of mechanical systems and structures

  • Schueller, G.I. (Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Leopold-Franzens University)
  • Received : 2006.08.07
  • Accepted : 2006.08.18
  • Published : 2007.02.20
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Abstract

In this paper a brief overview of methods to assess the reliability of mechanical systems and structures is presented. A selection of computational procedures, stochastic structural dynamics, stochastic fatigue crack growth and reliability based optimization are discussed. It is shown that reliability based methods may form the basis for a rational decision making.

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