000			01563 a2200217 4500
020			_a9781119265993
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a624.171 _bM481s3
100			_aMelchers, Robert E.
245			_aStructural reliability analysis and prediction _cRobert E. Melchers and Andre T. Beck
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_bJohn Wiley _c2018 _aNew Jersey
300			_axx, 506p
520			_aStructural Reliability Analysis and Prediction, Third Edition is a textbook which addresses the important issue of predicting the safety of structures at the design stage and also the safety of existing, perhaps deteriorating structures. Attention is focused on the development and definition of limit states such as serviceability and ultimate strength, the definition of failure and the various models which might be used to describe strength and loading. This book emphasises concepts and applications, built up from basic principles and avoids undue mathematical rigour. It presents an accessible and unified account of the theory and techniques for the analysis of the reliability of engineering structures using probability theory. This new edition has been updated to cover new developments and applications and a new chapter is included which covers structural optimization in the context of reliability analysis. New examples and end of chapter problems are also now included.
650			_aStructural stability
650			_aReliability (Engineering)
650			_aProbabilities
700			_aBeck, Andre T.
942			_cBK
999			_c560344 _d560344