Risk and Reliability Analysis

摘要: Natural and anthropogenic hazards pose significant risks to individuals communities. Over the past few decades, risk reliability analysis have gone from a specialty topic mainstream subject in engineering, becoming essential tools for informed decision making, hazard mitigation, planning. This book presents state-of-the-art with unique collection of contributions some foremost scholars field. Combining most advanced techniques practical applications, this is one comprehensive up-to-date references available on subject, makes accessible large audience, helps make rigorous foundation engineering decision-making. The fundamental concepts needed conduct are covered detail, providing readers sound understanding field making powerful tool students, researchers practitioners (engineering professionals analysts) alike. tribute Professor Armen Der Kiureghian, fathers modern analysis. During his career, Kiureghian has made revolutionary research He pioneered methods safety assessment complex structures stochastic seismic buildings, bridges critical equipment. Many publications become mandatory readings current future generations practitioners. organized into six parts. Part I gives general introduction including discussion its goal contributions, an overview analysis, discusses role II focuses specifically includes description efficient computational their applications real-life problems. III covers dynamics, presenting both applications. IV sensitivity optimization context V statistical development probabilistic models. Finally, VI life-cycle resilience as well different financial mitigation. While each part specific focus, many chapters build use other parts book. Such links help understand relation between subjects, which thorough