Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis in Civil Engineering

by Bilal M. Ayyub

With the expansion of new technologies, materials, and the design of complex systems, the expectations of society upon engineers are becoming larger than ever. Engineers make critical decisions with potentially high adverse consequences. The current political, societal, and financial climate requires engineers to formally consider the factors of uncertainty (e.g., floods, earthquakes, winds, environmental risks) in their decisions at all levels. Uncertainty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849331080
• ISBN13: 9780849331084
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 10.2"