Engineering design reliability handbook / edited by Efstratios Nikolaidis, Dan M. Ghiocel, Suren Singhal

Includes bibliographical references and index

Brief overview of the handbook / Efstratios Nikolaidis and Dan M. Ghiocel -- Perspectives on nondeterministic approaches / Ahmed K. Noor -- Transitioning NDA from research to engineering design / Thomas A. Cruse and Jeffrey M. Brown -- An industry perspective on the role of nondeterministic technologies in mechanical design / Kadambi Rajagopal -- The need for nondeterministic approaches in automotive design : a business perspective / John A. Cafeo, Joseph A. Donndelinger, Robert V. Lust and Zissimos P. Mourelatos -- Research perspective in stochastic mechanics / Mircea Grigoriu -- A research perspective / David G. Robinson -- Types of uncertainty in design decision making / Efstratios Nikolaidis -- Generalized information theory for engineering modeling and simulation / Cliff Joslyn and Jane M. Booker -- Evidence theory for engineering applications / William L. Oberkampf and Jon C. Helton -- Info-gap decision theory for engineering design : or why "good" is preferable to "best" / Yakov Ben-Haim -- Interval methods for reliable computing / Rafi L. Muhanna and Robert L. Mullen -- Expert knowledge in reliability characterization : a rigorous approach to eliciting, documenting, and analyzing expert knowledge / Jane M. Booker and Laura A. McNamara -- First- and second-order reliability methods / Armen Der Kiureghian -- System reliability / Palle Thoft-Christensen -- Quantum physics-based probability models with applications to reliability analysis / Erik Vanmarcke -- Probabilistic analysis of dynamic systems / Efstratios Nikolaidis -- Time-variant reliability / Robert E. Melchers and Andre T. Beck -- Response surfaces for reliability assessment / Christian Bucher and Michael Macke -- Stochastic simulation methods for engineering predictions / Dan M. Ghiocel -- Projection schemes in stochastic finite element analysis / Prasanth B. Nair -- Bayesian modeling and updating / Costas Papadimitriou and Lambros S. Katafygiotis -- Utility methods in engineering design / Michael J. Scott -- Reliability-based optimization of civil and aerospace structural systems / Dan M. Frangopol and Kurt Maute -- Accelerated life testing for reliability validation / Dimitri B. Kececioglu -- The role of statistical testing in NDA / Eric P. Fox -- Reliability testing and estimation using variance-reduction techniques / David Mease, Vijayan N. Nair and Agus Sudjianto -- Reliability assessment of aircraft structure joints under corrosion-fatigue damage / Dan M. Ghiocel and Eric J. Tuegel -- Uncertainty in aeroelasticity analysis, design, and testing / Chris L. Pettit -- Selected topics in probabilistic gas turbine engine turbomachinery design / James A. Griffiths and Jonathan A. Tschopp -- Practical reliability-based design optimization strategy for structural design / Tony Y. Torng -- Applications of reliability assessment / Ben H. Thacker, Mike P. Enright, Daniel P. Nicolella, David S. Riha, Luc J. Huyse, Chris J. Waldhart and Simeon H.K. Fitch -- Efficient time-variant reliability methods in load space / Sviatoslav A. Timashev -- Applications of reliability-based design optimization / Robert H. Sues, Youngwon Shin and Y.-T. (Justin) Wu -- Probabilistic progressive buckling of conventional and adaptive trusses / Shantaram S. Pai and Christos C. Chamis -- Integrated computer-aided engineering methodology for various uncertainties and multidisciplinary applications / Kyung K. Choi, Byeng D. Youn, Jun Tang, Jeffrey S. Freeman, Thomas J. Stadterman, Alan L. Peltz and William (Skip) Connon -- A method for multiattribute automotive design under uncertainty / Zissimos P. Mourelatos, Artemis Kloess and Raviraj Nayak -- Probabilistic analysis and design in automotive industry / Zissimos P. Mourelatos, Jian Tu and Xuru Ding -- Reliability assessment of ships / Jeom Kee Paik and Anil Kumar Thayamballi -- Risk assessment and reliability-based maintenance for large pipelines / Sviatoslav A. Timashev -- Nondeterministic hybrid architectures for vehicle health management / Joshua Altmann and Dan M. Ghiocel -- Using probabilistic microstructural methods to predict the fatigue response of a simple laboratory specimen / Robert Tryon -- Weakest-link probabilistic failure / Brice N. Cassenti -- Reliability analysis of composite structures and materials / Sankaran Mahadevan -- Risk management of composite structures / Frank Abdi, Tina Castillo and Edward Shroyer

"Engineering Design Reliability Handbook is a valuable addition to the reliability literature. It presents the perspectives of experts from the industry, national labs, and academia on non-deterministic approaches including probabilistic, interval and fuzzy sets-based methods, generalized information theory, Dempster-Shaffer evidence theory, and robust reliability. It also presents recent advances in all important fields of reliability design including modeling of uncertainty, reliability assessment of both static and dynamic components and systems, design decision making in the face of uncertainty, and reliability validation. The editors and the authors also discuss documented success stories and quantify the benefits of these approaches."--Jacket