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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2007.25.3.275

On procedures for reliability assessment of mechanical systems and structures  

Schueller, G.I. (Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Leopold-Franzens University)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.25, no.3, 2007 , pp. 275-289 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
structural reliability; uncertainty analysis; computational methods;
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