The book is written in a pleasing style, in which complex ideas are introduced in a manner than anyone (with no prior statistical training) can understand. It is a small book that packs a lot of information in it, and the companion volume by the same authors is another excellent text on the same topic. I particularly liked their treatment of LRFD methods and the FORM algorithms.

On the negative side, I found the algorithms described in Madsen's "Methods of structural safety" easier to implement. The authors might want to incorporate some of those methods in their next edition. They could also discuss approaches to model time-dependent reliability, apart from including empirical probability distributions in design.

Overall, I have read most of the texts out there in reliability-based design and this is clearly the best. It's an expensive book, but well worth the money !

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This book is One of the Best  Jan 25, 2000 By Ali Mehrabian
This book is among one of the best books in this subject. It captures all different aspects of probability, reliability and statistical methods in engineering design in one book with clear details and examples. The latest advancements in this area are also included in this book. I do recommend it for any engineering student taking courses in this area.


Great book  Dec 02, 2010 By Poff
Great explanations for the theories behind reliability methods used within research for engineering design today. I have used the book almost religiously in my studies.


Student of Dr. Mahadevan  Sep 26, 2009 By Adrian A. Bennett
Excellent text with an abundance of practical examples which demonstrate and apply the material of the text. Very interesting and concise.

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Probability,Reliability,and Statiscal Methods in Engineering Design  Feb 27, 2008 By Smileyinib "Smileyinib"
This book was ordered per the request from Professor at University of California, San Diego - Structural Engineering Department