Below is a list of references on probabilistic/reliability designs – from primer to advanced users. Note: These references are not available from ANSYS. List of References Ang, A. H-S., and Tang, W.H., “Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design,” Volume II: Decision, Risk, and Reliability, John Wiley, 1984. Ayyub, B. M. (editor), “Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis in Civil Engineering,” CRC Press, 1997, 528 pp. Ayyub, B. M., and McCuen, R. H., “Probability, Statistics, and Reliability for Engineers,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1997, 514 p. Ayyub, B. M., and McCuen, R. H., “Solution Manual for Probability, Statistics, and Reliability for Engineers,” 1997. Barlow, R.E., Fussell, J.B., and Singpurwalla, N.D., (editors), “Reliability and Fault Tree Analysis,” SIAM, 1975. Barnes, J.W., “Statistical Analysis for Engineers and Scientists”, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. ISBN 0-07-839608-5. Beasley, M., “Reliability for Engineers: An Introduction,” Macmillan, London, 1981. Benjamin, J. R., and Cornell, C. A., “Probability, Statisticsand Decision for Civil Engineers,” Prentice Hall, New York, 1970. Billinton, R., “Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems: Concepts and Techniques,” Plenum Press, New York, 1983 and 1992.. Calabro, S.R., “Reliability Principles and Practices,” McGraw Hill, New York, 1962. Casciati, F., “Mathematical Models for Structural Reliability Analysis,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, July 1996, 384 p. Catuneanu, V.M., “Reliability Fundamentals,” Elsevier, New York, 1989. Chorafas, D.N., “Statistical Processes and Reliability Engineering,” Van Nostrand, Princeton, 1960. Cox, S.J., “Reliability, Safety, and Risk Management: An Integrated Approach,” Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991. Dai, S-H., “Reliability Analysis in Engineering Applications,” Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, June 1992, 448 p. Ditlevson, O., “Structural Reliability Methods,” John Wiley & Sons, New York, June 1996. Gumbel, E., “Statistics of Extremes”, Columbia University Press, New York, 1958. Haldar, A. and Mahadevan, S., “Probability, Reliability, and Statistical Methods in Engineering Design,” John Wiley & Sons, New York 2000. Haldar, A. and Mahadevan, S., “Reliability Assessment Using Stochastic Finite Element Analysis”, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2000. Harr, M.E., “Reliability-Based Designin Civil Engineering,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1987. Hart, Gary C., “Uncertainty Analysis of Loads and Safety in Structural Engineering,” Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, March 1982, 240 p. Henley, E.J., “Reliability Engineering and Risk Assessment,” Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1981. Hoel, P.G., Sidney, C.P., and Stone, C.J., “Introduction to Probability Theory,” Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1971. Kapur, K.C., “Reliability in Engineering Design,” John Wiley, New York, 1977. Leemis, L.M., “Reliability: Probabilistic Models and Statistical Methods,” Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1995. Leitch, R. D., “Reliability Analysis for Engineers, an Introduction,” Oxford University Press, New York, July 1995, 248 p. Litle, W.A., “Reliability of Shell Buckling Predictions,” MIT Press, 1964. Lloyd, M., Lipow, M., “Reliability, Management, Methods, and Mathematics,” 1982. Lucia, A. C., “Advances in Structural Reliability,” Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, March 1987. Lutes, L. D., Sarkani, S., “Stochastic Analysis of Structural and Mechanical Vibrations,” Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1997. Madsen, H. O., “Methods of Structural Safety,” Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, October 1985, 336 p. Madsen, H. O., Krenk, S., and Lind, N.C., “Methods of Structural Safety,” Prentice Hall, New York, 1986. Marek, P., “Simulation-Based Reliability Assessment for Structural Engineers,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, October 1995, 372 p. McCormick, N.J., “Reliability and Risk Analysis : Methods and Nuclear Power Applications,” Academic Press, New York, 1981. Melchers, R. E., “Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction,” Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1987. Misra, K. B., “Reliability Analysis and Prediction, A Methodology Oriented Treatment,” Elsevier Science, New York, July 1992, 890 p. Modarres, M., “What every engineer should know about Reliability and Risk Analysis,” M. Dekker, New York, 1993. Nowak, A.S., (editor), “Modeling Human Error in Structural Design and Construction,” ASCE, 1986. Nowak, A.S., and Collins, K.R., “Reliability of Structures”, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000. Papoulis, A., “Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1965. Pugsley, A.G., “The Safety of Structures,” E. Arnold Publ. Ltd., London, 1966. Rackwitz, R., “Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems,” Chapman and Hall, New York, June 1995, 324 p. Rao, S.S., “Reliability-Based Design,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1992. Rubinstein, R.Y., “Simulation and the Monte Carlo Method,” John Wiley, New York, 1981. Schlaifer, R., “Analysis of Decisions Under Uncertainty,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1969. Schneider, J., “Introduction to Safety and Reliability of Structures,” International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering, Structural Engineering Document #5. Shooman, M.L., “Probabilistic Reliability: An Engineering Approach,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1968. Sinha, S.K., “Reliability and Life Testing,” New York, Wiley, 1986. Smith, D.J., “Reliability, Maintainability, and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers,” 4th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1993. Spencer, B.F., “Reliability of Randomly Excited Hysteretic Structures,” Springer-Verlag, New York, 1986. Thoft-Christensen, P., “Application of Structural Systems Reliability Theory,” Springer-Verlag, New York, June 1986, 350 p. Thoft-Christensen, P., “Reliability & Optimization of Structural Systems,” Springer-Verlag, New York, D
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