Among the principle causes of failure in structural dynamic systems areexceedence of maximum structural systems design limit and structural fatiguefailure. Thes... » 

Among the principle causes of failure in structural dynamic systems areexceedence of maximum structural systems design limit and structural fatiguefailure. These processes are analyzed in this volume and require sophisticatedmethods such as stochastic processes and their interactions with a structure ofapplied forces with stochastic description finite element techniques andother processes. Once these aspects are understood and applied approaches toenhancing the reliabilty and damage tolerance of structural systems can beexamined and applied to specific structural dynamic systems. This volume offersa comprehensive treatment of the issues and the sophisticated techniquesinvolved and includes numerous illustrative examples. «