Introduction to Safety and Reliability of StructuresJörg Schneider
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Prof. Marios Chryssanthopoulos, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, UK, comments on this publication:
"...We send SED5 to our distance learning students who register on our MSc module on Structural Safety and Reliability, together with a number of worked examples which take them through probability concepts and reliability formulations applied to simple analysis and design problems. We find that they are then ready to absorb more advanced material on code calibration and the use of reliability methods in design and assessment, in line with the general reliability procedures presented in ISO 2394, which we also cover in the module.
Many of these students are based in companies (consultants, contractors, infrastructure owners) and often come back saying that what they really like about the book is that it goes straight to the point - i.e. why probability/statistics concepts are relevant to many pertinent questions in the practice of structural engineering".
Readership
This book is aimed at both students and practising engineers. It presents the concepts and procedures of reliability analysis in a straightforward, understandable way, making use of simple examples, rather than extended theoretical discussion. It is hoped that this approach serves to advance the application of safety reliability analysis in engineering practice.
Contents
Society expects that buildings and other structures are safe for the people who use them or who are near them. The failure of a building or structure is expected to be an extremely rare event. Thus, society implicitly relies on the expertise of the professionals involved in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the structures it uses.
Structural engineers devote all their effort to meeting society’s expectations efficiently. Engineers and scientists work together to develop solutions to structural problems. Given that nothing is absolutely and eternally safe, the goal is to attain an acceptably small probability of failure for a structure. Reliability analysis is part of the science and practice of engineering today, not only with respect to the safety of structures, but also for questions of serviceability and other requirements of technical systems that might be impacted by some probability.
The present volume takes a rather broad approach to the safety of structures and related topics. It treats the underlying concepts of risk and safety and introduces the reader to the main concepts and strategies for dealing with hazards. A chapter is devoted to the processing of data into information that is relevant for applying reliability theory. The two main chapters deal with the modelling of structures and with methods of reliability analysis. Another chapter focuses on problems related to establishing target reliabilities, assessing existing structures, and on effective strategies against human error. The Appendix supports the application of the methods proposed and refers readers to a number of related computer programs.
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Structural Engineering Documents 5
Introduction to Safety and Reliability of Structures
by Jörg Schneider, Switzerland
109 pages and 49 illustrations, in English
revised edition with free software
Format: 170 x 240 mm
ISBN 3-85748-093-6
Published: second edition 2006
Price:
IABSE Members: CHF 40.-
Non-Members: CHF 70.-
(including mailing costs)
Large Orders (for Institutions only):
CHF 30.- plus mailing costs
