%0 Journal Article
%T Four-moment reliability analysis for static and time-dependent problems
%J Reliability engineering
%D 1980
%A Parkinson, D.B.
%V 1
%N 1
%P 29-42
%X A reliability analysis is described in which the sample moments of the design variables are used to define the first four moments of a function representing the condition of failure, or malfunction, in the space of the design variables. These moments are then employed in transforming the failure function to a space of a normal random variable so permitting an estimate of failure probability to be made. A four-moment Reliability Index is defined and some examples of the technique are provided. The extension of the technique to stationary stochastic processes, for time-dependent problems, is discussed, and some alternative transformation procedures are compared.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0143-8174
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0143-8174(80)90012-8