The present chapter gives a brief account on the methods of determination of probabilistic characteristics of motion of mechanical systems subject to random forces. In the introductory sections we give the required definitions of random variables and processes. In the definition of the probabilistic characteristics, we shall be mostly concerned with the correlation level when the expectations and correlation function are determined under the condition that these characteristics are given for the exterior forces. For the stationary processes, the Fourier transform is used and the spectral densities are defined. For statistically linear systems it proves possible to find an exact solution. However, nonlinear systems can be treated only by approximate methods (the methods of statistical linearization and statistical modeling). The method of the solution of the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation, mentioned at the end of this chapter.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRational and Applied Mechanics
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 2. Special Problems and Applications
EditorsPetr Evgenievich Tovstik
PublisherSpringer Nature
Chapter7
Pages323-351
Number of pages29
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-64118-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-64117-7
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameFoundations in Engineering Mechanics
ISSN (Print)1612-1384
ISSN (Electronic)1860-6237

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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