CEE 4814 : RISK ASSESSMENT AND RELIABILITY ANALYSIS IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Course Description :

Risk assessment and reliability analysis as applied to civil engineering applications. Identification and modeling of non-deterministic problems in civil engineering design and decision making. Application of probability and statistics to performance analysis. Development of probabilistic engineering safety assessments..

Specific Course Objectives :
  • Distinguish key features of and fit data to important CEE probability distributions.
  • Design, test assumptions, conduct, and interpret statistical tests and regressions for CEE problems.
  • Contrast the concepts of hazard, safety, reliability and risk for civil engineering systems.
  • Design Monte Carlo simulations for risk assessments in CEE.
  • Design quantitative probabilistic reliability assessments.
  • Use causal diagrams for failure quantification and make quantitative reliability assessments.
Course Prerequisite :
C- or better in CEE 3804
Hours & Credits :
3H, 3C
Course Comment :
This class will count on the BSCE Checksheet as an Additional Elective ONLY. This course cannot be used as an ADVANCED course in any specialty area.
Program Area :
Interdisciplinary Programs