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CEE 591 ONL - Reliability Analysis
Fall 2025
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability Analysis | ONL | 80646 | ONL | 4 | - | Paolo Gardoni |
Course Description
Introduction to applied probability theory and random processes, Bayesian analysis of model uncertainties. Formulation of reliability for components and systems. Exact solutions for special cases. Approximate solutions by second-moments, first- and second-order reliability methods (FORM and SORM), the response surface method, simulation methods including importance sampling techniques. Reliability-based optimal design and probabilistic design codes. Time- and space-variant reliability formulations.
Credit Hours
4 hours
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree and CEE 491.
Subject Area
- Civil and Environmental Engineering