Overview of Structural Reliability Analysis Methods — Part II : Sampling Methods

Abstract

Our work presents an overview of structural reliability analysis, which plays important roles in structural design. In Part I of the overview, the so-called local reliability methods are summarized. The term " local reliability methods " refers to reliability analysis methods that use the local approximate of actual limit state function in calculation of failure probability. From this perspective of view, the mean value first-order second moment (MVFOSM) method, design point-based methods (FORM/SORM and RSM) are included in local reliability methods. Local reliability methods are basic approaches for reliability analysis and commonly used in research and applications.