- "A Probabilistic
Return-to-Flight Assessment of the Orbiter's LH2 Feedline Flowliner,"
S. Hudak, L. Huyse, G. Chell, Y. Lee, D. Riha and B.
Thacker,AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 47th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and
Materials (SDM). May 2006.
- "A Probabilistic
Return-to-Flight Assessment of the Orbiter's LH2 Feedline Flowliner,"
S. Hudak, L. Huyse, G. Chell, Y. Lee, D. Riha and B.
Thacker,AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 47th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and
Materials (SDM). May 2006.
- "Probabilistic
engineering analysis using the NESSUS software," Ben H. Thacker,
David S. Riha, Simeon H.K. Fitch, Luc J. Huyse and Jason B. Pleming, Structural
Safety, Volume 28, Issues 1-2, Structural Reliability Software,
January-April 2006, Pages 83-107.
- “Applications of Reliability
Assessment,” CRC Engineering Design Reliability Handbook Thacker,
B.H., M.P. Enright, D.P. Nicolella, D.S. Riha, L.J. Huyse, C.J. Waldhart,
and S.K. Fitch. E. Nikolaidis, D. Ghiocel, and S. Singhal eds., CRC Press,
New York, New York, 2005.
- “Modeling Impact and
Penetration Using a Deterministic and Probabilistic Design Tool,” Riha,
D.S., J.B. Pleming, B.H. Thacker, S.A. Mullin, J.D. Walker, C.E. Weiss,
E.A. Rodriguez, and P.O. Leslie. 22nd International Symposium on
Ballistics, Vancouver, Canada, November 2005.
- “NESSUS Capabilities for
Ill-Behaved Performance Functions,” Riha, D.S. and B.H. Thacker. Presented
at and published in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 45rd
Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conference, April
19-22, Palm Springs, California, 2004.
- “Robust Most Probable Point
Search Algorithm for Difficult Performance Functions,” Thacker, B.H., D.S.
Riha, and L.J. Huyse. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the
ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural
Reliability, July 26-28, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2004.
- “Uncertainty Quantification
of a Containment Vessel Dynamic Response Subjected to High-Explosive
Detonation Impulse Loading,” Thacker, B.H., E.A. Rodriguez, J.E. Pepin, and
D.S. Riha. Presented at and
published in the IMAC-XXI: Conference & Exposition on Structural
Dynamics, February 3-6, Kissimmee, Florida, No. 261, 2003.
- "Workshop on Non-Deterministic Approaches - Emerging Computer
Codes," B.H. Thacker and D.S. Riha, 43rd Structural Dynamics and
Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, 21 April 2002.
[PDF]
- "Recent Advances of the NESSUS Probabilistic Analysis
Software for Engineering Applications," D.S. Riha, B.H. Thacker,
M.P. Enright, L. Huyse and S.H.K. Fitch, Proc. AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conf., AIAA-2002-1268, Denver, CO, 22-25 April 2002 [PDF]
- "Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of the Cervical Spine," B H. Thacker, D. P. Nicolella, S. Kumaresan, N. Yoganandan, F. A. Pintar, Math. Modeling and Sci. Computing, Vol. 13, No. 1-2, pp. 12-21, 2001. [PDF]
- "Errors and Uncertainties in Probabilistic Engineering Analysis," B.H. Thacker, D.S. Riha, H.R. Millwater, and M.P. Enright, Proc. AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conf., AIAA 2001-1239, Seattle, WA, 16-19 April 2001. [PDF]
- "Application of Probabilistic Methods to Weapon Reliability
Assessment," B.H. Thacker, E.A. Rodriguez, J.E. Pepin, and
D.S. Riha, Proc. AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 42nd Structures, Structural
Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conf., AIAA 2001-1458, Seattle, WA,
16-19 April 2001.
[PDF]
- "Evaluation of Bounding Methods for Correlated Failure Modes," D.S. Riha and R.D. Manteufel, Proc. AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conf., AIAA 2001-1239, Seattle, WA, 16-19 April 2001 [PDF]
- "Probabilistic Engineering Analysis Using the NESSUS Software," by D.S. Riha, B.H. Thacker, H.R. Millwater, Y.-T. Wu and M.P. Enright, 41st Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Paper 2000-1512, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2000. [PDF]
- "Capabilities and Applications of Probabilistic Methods in Finite Element Analysis," D.S. Riha, B.H. Thacker, D.A. Hall, T.R. Auel, and S.D. Pritchard, Int. J. of Materials & Product Technology, Vol. 16, Nos. 4/5, 2001. Also Proc. Int. Soc. Science and Applied Technologies (ISSAT) Conf. on Reliability and Quality in Design, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11-13 August 1999. [PDF]
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