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Reliability Analysis of Structures / October 2, 2021

RELIABILITY INDEX

Reduced Variables It is convenient to convert all random variables to their “standard form;’ which is a non dimensional form of the variables. For the basic variables R and Q, the standard forms can be expressed as General Definition of the Reliability Index

Reduced Variables

It is convenient to convert all random variables to their “standard form;’ which is a non dimensional form of the variables. For the basic variables R and Q, the standard forms can be expressed as

General Definition of the Reliability Index