Relationships are developed that bridge the gap between the deterministic, or factor-of-safety, approach to mechanical design and the more recent reliability, or stochastic, method. The resulting equations make it possible to incorporate stochastic data into determìnistic analyses, such as the finite element method. Estimates of design reliability can be calculated, based on the variation of the strength of the material and/or the stresses seen by the part while in service.
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