Q1. Let 𝑧 = 𝑔(𝑋) is a function of random variable 𝑋 = {𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , . .

, 𝑥𝑛 },
assuming that the derivative of 𝑔(𝑥) exists derive the expression for its
mean and variance.

Q.2 A short column of dimension 200mm × 200mm is subjected a

concentrated load 𝐹 with uniaxial eccentricity 𝑒. The load 𝐹 and eccentricity
𝑒 are random variables with mean 2000kN, 100mm respectively while the
standard deviations are 20kN and 15mm. Find the maximum allowable stress
𝜎𝑚𝑎𝑥 to achieve the safety index 𝛽 = 3.