Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Deterministic Single-Degree-of-Freedom System
  • I. SDOF System Subjected to External Harmonic Excitation
  • II. SDOF System Subjected to Base Excitation
  • III. Response of an SDOF System to General Force
  • IV. Stresses in an SDOF System
  • V. Summary
  • Chapter 2 Deterministic Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom System
  • I. Differential Equations and Normal Modes of an MDOF System
  • II. Generalized Masses, Dampings, Rigidities, and Forces
  • III. Uncoupled Differential Equations
  • IV. SummaryChapter 3 Deterministic Continuous System
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Differential Equations of Continuous System
  • III. Base Excitation
  • IV. Stress Response
  • V. Summary
  • Chapter 4 Random Functions and Excitation
  • I. Basic Concepts of Random Functions
  • II. Practical Characterization of Random Excitation
  • III. Important Excitation Functions
  • IV. Boundary-Layer Excitation Model
  • V. Summary
  • Chapter 5 Response of Linear Systems to Stationary Random Excitations
  • I. Response of a Linear SDOF System
  • II. Response of a Linear MDOF SystemIII. Response of a Linear Structure to Stationary Random Excitations
  • IV. Summary
  • Chapter 6 Nonlinear Single-Degree-of-Freedom and Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Systems
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Nonlinear Behavior of an SDOF Oscillator
  • III. Nonlinear Coefficients of a Structure
  • IV. Summary
  • Chapter 7 Statistical Linearization Method
  • I. Statistical Linearization Method for an MDOF System
  • II. Nonlinear Response of an SDOF System to Random Gaussian Force
  • III. Nonlinear Random Response of Two-DOF System to Random Gaussian ForceIV. Nonlinear Random Response of an Elastic System
  • V. Computational Procedure
  • VI. Calculation of Stress Response
  • VII. Summary
  • Chapter 8 Nondeterministic Structures: Basic Concepts
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Failure Surface: Basic Case
  • III. Reliability Index
  • IV. Summary
  • Chapter 9 Calculation of the Probability of Failure
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Lagrange Multiplier Method
  • III. Demonstration of the Iterative Process
  • IV. Numerical Programs for Probabilistic Structural AnalysisV. Summary
  • Chapter 10 Taylor Series Expansion of the Failure Surface
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Taylor Series Expansion
  • III. Selection of the Evaluation Point
  • IV. Detailed Examples of the Taylor Series Expansion Method
  • V. Summary
  • Chapter 11 Direct Calculation of the Probability of Failure Using an Existing Finite Element Program
  • I. Introduction
  • II. MJPDF Method
  • III. Numerical Examples
  • IV. Summary
  • Chapter 12 Probability of Failure of Dynamic Systems
  • I. Introduction