Description: Practicing engineers and students of aeronautic and applied mechanics will develop a solid conceptual background in the theory of structures with this easy-to-understand introduction to probabilistic methods. No previous knowledge of the theory of probability and random processes is necessary; this text/reference provides a thorough overview, starting with elements of the theory of probability from two or more random variables and proceeding to an examination of the reliability of such multivariable structures. Further, it introduces the theory of random function, focusing on random vibration of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom structures and continuous systems, and presents the Monte Carlo method for treating problems incapable of exact solution. Suitable for a one-semester, first-level undergraduate course, this text also can be used for a graduate course on random vibration and buckling. Numerous examples, with illustrative figures, clarify the well-written text.

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