Second-order reliability methods are commonly used for the computation of reliability,
defined as the probability of satisfying an intended function in the presence of uncertainties …

Page 1 Structural Reliability Maurice Lemaire in collaboration with Alaa Chateauneuf and
Jean-Claude Mitteau LSTE WILEY Page 2 Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1. Introduction …

The rock slope stability analysis can be performed using deterministic and probabilistic
approaches. The deterministic analysis based on the safety concept factor uses fixed …

First/second-order reliability method (FORM/SORM) is considered to be one of the most
reliable computational methods for structural reliability. Its accuracy is generally dependent …

The pivotal problem in reliability analysis is how to use a smaller number of model
evaluations to get more accurate failure probabilities. To achieve this aim, an iterative …

Probabilistic analysis of underground rock excavations is performed using response surface
method and SORM, in which the quadratic polynomial with cross terms is used to …

By using the convex model approach, the bounds of the uncertain parameters are only
required rather than their precise probability distributions, based on which it can be made …

The need for probabilistic slope analysis that takes into account the uncertainty of soil
properties has been acknowledged by the geotechnical profession. Traditionally …

An intuitive ellipsoidal perspective is described together with three spreadsheet-automated
constrained optimizational FORM procedures and a SORM approach. The three FORM …

Fatigue assessment for gas turbine blades under combined high and low fatigue cyclic
loading is very difficult. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic approach based on a …