chapter 1 Brief Overview of the Handbook / chapter 2 Perspectives on Nondeterministic Approaches / chapter 3 Transitioning NDA from Research to Engineering Design / chapter 4 An Industry Perspective on the Role of Nondeterministic Technologies in Mechanical Design -- chapter 5 The Need for Nondeterministic Approaches in Automotive Design: A Business Perspective -- chapter 6 Research Perspective in Stochastic Mechanics -- chapter 7 A Research Perspective / chapter 8 Types of Uncertainty in Design Decision Making -- chapter 9 Generalized Information Theory for Engineering Modeling and Simulation / chapter 10 Evidence Theory for Engineering Applications / chapter 11 Info-Gap Decision Theory for Engineering Design: Or Why “Good” -- Is Preferable to “Best” -- -- chapter 12 Interval Methods for Reliable Computing / chapter 13 Expert Knowledge in Reliability Characterization: A Rigorous Approach to Eliciting, Documenting, and Analyzing Expert Knowledge / chapter 14 First- and Second-Order Reliability Methods -- chapter 15 System Reliability -- chapter 16 Quantum Physics-Based Probability Models with Applications to Reliability Analysis -- chapter 17 Probabilistic Analysis of Dynamic Systems -- chapter 18 Time-Variant Reliability / chapter 19 Response Surfaces for Reliability Assessment -- chapter 20 Stochastic Simulation Methods for Engineering Predictions -- chapter 21 Projection Schemes in Stochastic Finite Element Analysis / chapter 22 Bayesian Modeling and Updating / chapter 23 Utility Methods in Engineering Design / chapter 24 Reliability-Based Optimization of Civil and Aerospace Structural Systems / chapter 25 Accelerated Life Testing for Reliability Validation / chapter 26 The Role of Statistical Testing in NDA -- chapter 27 Reliability Testing and Estimation Using Variance-Reduction Techniques / chapter 28 Reliability Assessment of Aircraft Structure Joints under Corrosion-Fatigue Damage / chapter 29 Uncertainty in Aeroelasticity Analysis, Design, and Testing -- chapter 30 Selected Topics in Probabilistic Gas Turbine Engine Turbomachinery Design / chapter 31 Practical Reliability-Based Design Optimization Strategy for Structural Design -- chapter 32 Applications of Reliability Assessment / chapter 33 Efficient Time-Variant Reliability Methods in Load Space -- chapter 34 Applications of Reliability-Based Design Optimization / chapter 35 Probabilistic Progressive Buckling of Conventional and Adaptive Trusses / chapter 36 Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering Methodology for Various Uncertainties and Multidisciplinary Applications / chapter 37 A Method for Multiattribute Automotive Design under Uncertainty / chapter 38 Probabilistic Analysis and Design in Automotive Industry / chapter 39 Reliability Assessment of Ships -- chapter 40 Risk Assessment and Reliability-Based Maintenance for Large Pipelines -- chapter 41 Nondeterministic Hybrid Architectures for Vehicle Health Management / chapter 42 Using Probabilistic Microstructural Methods to Predict the Fatigue Response of a Simple Laboratory Specimen -- chapter 43 Weakest-Link Probabilistic Failure / chapter 44 Reliability Analysis of Composite Structures and Materials -- chapter 45 Risk Management of Composite Structures.