Mechanics and uncertainty / / Maurice Lemaire

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818908703321
• Autore: Lemaire Maurice
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-93105-X; 1-118-93103-3; 1-118-93104-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Collana: Mechanical Engineering and Solid Mechanics Series
• Disciplina: 624.171
• Soggetti: Structural analysis (Engineering); Structural optimization; Uncertainty (Information theory)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Understanding Uncertainty; 1.1. Uncertainty and reality; 1.1.1. Awareness of uncertainty; 1.1.2. Territories of uncertainty; 1.1.3. Conclusion; 1.2. Robustness and reliability; 1.2.1. Robustness; 1.2.2. Reliability; 1.2.3. Relationship between robustness and reliability; 1.2.4. Optimizing robustness and reliability; 1.2.5. Conclusion; 1.3. Designing for robust production; 1.3.1. Robustness and lifecycles; 1.3.2. Description of the V cycle; 1.3.3. Uncertainty in the V cycle; 1.3.4. Uncertainty linked to a step in the V cycle1.3.5. Robustness and uncertainty; 1.3.6. Conclusion; Chapter 2. Modeling Uncertainty; 2.1. Random uncertainty; 2.1.1. Modeling uncertainty; 2.1.2. Exploration of Mediocristan; 2.1.3. From statistics to probabilities; 2.1.4. Polynomial chaos; 2.1.5. Exploration of Extremistan; 2.1.6. Conclusion; 2.2. Uncertainty in behavior models; 2.2.1. Uncertainty and input data; 2.2.2. Uncertainty in behavior models; 2.3. Uncertainty propagation; 2.3.1. The problem of uncertainty propagation; 2.3.2. Analyzing sensitivity to uncertainty; 2.3.3. Reliability analysis - classification methods2.3.4. Model reductions; 2.3.5. Quantifying uncertainty; 2.3.6. Conclusion; Chapter ; 3. Decision Support under Uncertainty; 3.1. Decision support in design; 3.1.1. Decision support; 3.1.2. Modeling decision support; 3.1.3. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA); 3.1.4. Conclusion; 3.2. Summary and conclusion; 3.2.1. Three perspectives; 3.2.2. Challenges in engineering science; 3.2.3. Industrial issues; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Science is a quest for certainty, but lack of certainty is the driving force behind all of its endeavors. This book, specifically, examines the uncertainty of technological and industrial science. Uncertainty and Mechanics studies the concepts of mechanical design in an uncertain setting and explains engineering techniques for inventing cost-effective products. Though it references practical applications, this is a book about ideas and potential advances in mechanical science.