18. A
force 
is applied to a truss. The
diamter of rod AB is 
. If the yield stress of rod AB
is 
, and 
and
are independent, determine the
probability of failure using the First Order Second Moment Method.
Answer:
18. A
force is applied to a truss. The
diamter of rod AB is . If the yield stress of rod AB
is , and and
are independent, determine the
probability of failure using the First Order Second Moment Method.
Answer: