... ) = v . Manuscript received February 18, 2017; final manuscript received April 2, 2018; published online April 30, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Faisal Khan. 18 02 2017 02 04 2018 Computational reliability methods Failure Mechanical Reliability...

... the binary weighted k -out-of- n : G system into multistate weighted k -out-of- n system [ 5 ]. In the multistate system, each component has a range of performance level from perfect functioning to complete failure. Computational reliability methods Failure Probability Reliability 21 02...

... author. e-mail:  zhennhu@umich.edu e-mail:  sankaran.mahadevan@vanderbilt.edu Computational reliability methods Risk Risk assessment Uncertainty References [1] Telenko , C. , and Seepersad , C...

.... In this regard, probabilistic design methods are essential for modern engineering that enables solving complex engineering problems in the face of uncertainty. Computational reliability methods Decision making Random Reliability 17 07 2017 02 11 2017 Manuscript received July 17...

... October 5, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Alba Sofi. 11 02 2017 19 09 2017 Aerospace Computational reliability methods Failure Mechanical Probability Spectral wave modeling Reliability based design With advanced design techniques, it is possible to prevent components' failures due...

... with the given length. The simultaneous appearance of two or more critical events during the operational interval is a common source of system failures. Computational reliability methods Probability Random Risk Risk management 31 08 2016 01 08 2017 Manuscript received August 31...

...-mail:  gioacchino.alotta@unikore.it Computational reliability methods Mechanical Performance Structures References [1] Nutting , P. G. , 1921 , “ A New General Law of Deformation ,” J. Frank. Inst. , 191 ( 5...

... manuscript received March 2, 2017; published online March 31, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Konstantin Zuev. 19 09 2016 02 03 2017 e-mail:  ming.zuo@ualberta.ca 1 Corresponding author. e-mail:  maeg40@mun.ca e-mail:  fikhan@mun.ca Computational reliability...

... ], and polynomial chaos expansion [ 15 ]. Computational reliability methods Mechanical Reliability Reliability based design 6 4 2016 12 9 2016 13 9 2016 Manuscript received April 6, 2016; final manuscript received September 12, 2016; published online November 21, 2016. Assoc...

... the effects of normal stress in the direction of fiber ( σ 11 ) and transverse shear stress ( τ 13 ). Aerospace Computational reliability methods Impact Reliability based design Safety Structural reliability 30 9 2015 5 5 2016 5 5 2016...

... for public release; distribution is unlimited. 22 6 2015 19 2 2016 19 2 2016 Computational reliability methods Health Probability Random Reliability Uncertainty Robots are used to facilitate automation in several industrial, mechanical, and aerospace applications [ 1...

... reliability analysis methodology. 1 Corresponding author. Manuscript received March 4, 2015; final manuscript received November 7, 2015; published online July 1, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Sankaran Mahadevan. 4 3 2015 7 11 2015 7 11 2015 Computational reliability methods Risk...

... the uncertainty in time-dependent reliability analysis effectively. Computational reliability methods Mechanical Reliability Reliability based optimization Review of the above literature indicates that most of the current methods are based on the assumption that the random variables and stochastic...

... Computational reliability methods Mechanical Systems reliability Many missions across various organizations involve gathering persistent information over a selected geographic region. Unmanned systems relieve the need to care for the human on long, dull, or dangerous missions, as support personnel can...

..., 2015. Assoc. Editor: Michael Beer. 23 9 2014 6 3 2015 27 04 2015 Computational reliability methods Structural reliability Structural safety assessment has traditionally been carried out in the realm of random vibration theory [ 1 ]. Indeed, real engineering structures...

..., 2015; published online October 2, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Alba Sofi. 22 10 2014 17 6 2015 25 06 2015 02 10 2015 Computational reliability methods Earthquake risk Random Structural reliability Structures It is now largely recognized that a realistic analysis...

... October 25, 2014; final manuscript received June 3, 2015; published online July 1, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Alba Sofi. 25 10 2014 3 6 2015 04 06 2015 01 07 2015 Computational reliability methods Contractor techniques include an approach of combining interval analysis [ 1...

... July 23, 2014; final manuscript received February 2, 2015; published online April 20, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou. 23 7 2014 2 2 2015 05 02 2015 20 04 2015 Computational reliability methods Structural reliability The last few decades have...

..., 2015. Assoc. Editor: Athanasios Pantelous. 1 9 2014 20 1 2015 05 02 2015 20 04 2015 Computational reliability methods Random Structural reliability MCS (e.g., [ 1 ]) has been, perhaps, the most versatile tool for determining response and reliability statistics...