Exact versus approximate determination of structural reliability
College
Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication/Event/Conference Title
Applied Scientific Research
Publication Status
Version of Record
Abstract
Exact and approximate solutions for the reliability of a circular shaft, simultaneously subjected to a bending moment and a torque, are derived and compared. The closed-form solution is obtained in terms of an equivalent bending moment having a noncentral chi-square distribution, whereas the approximate solution is derived via the Hasofer-Lind reliability index. Comparison shows a remarkably high accuracy of the index. © 1987 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
First Page
303
Last Page
312
DOI
10.1007/BF00751223
Publication Date
9-1-1987
Recommended Citation
Elishakoff, Isaac and Hasofer, Abraham M., "Exact versus approximate determination of structural reliability" (1987). Faculty Scholarship. 634.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/faculty_papers/634