The book provides a self-contained treatment of stochastic finite element methods. It helps the reader to establish a solid background on stochastic and reliability analysis of structural systems and enables practicing engineers to better manage the concepts of analysis and design in the presence of uncertainty. The book covers the basic topics of computational stochastic mechanics focusing on the stochastic analysis of structural systems in the framework of the finite element method. The target audience primarily comprises students in a postgraduate program specializing in structural engineering but the book may also be beneficial to practicing engineers and research experts alike.
Provides a self-contained treatment of stochastic finite element methods Enables practicing engineers to better understand stochastic and reliability analysis of structural systems
Includes exercises and open source programing code
Provides a self-contained treatment of stochastic finite element methods Enables practicing engineers to better understand stochastic and reliability analysis of structural systems Includes exercises and open source programing code Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Vissarion Papadopoulos
Probability Theory Stochastic Processes Finite element method stochastic fem Computational mechanics Civil engineering Stochastic mechanics
“This book stands as an introduction to stochastic finite elements, with applications to the estimation of the responses variability and the reliability of stochastic systems. … Throughout this useful book, the reader (for example, a mathematician or an engineer) will find interesting numerical examples and exercises.” (Dimitra C. Antonopoulou, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2018)
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