Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers

Designedasaprimarytextforcivilengineeringcourses,asasupplementarytextforcoursesinotherareas,orforself-studybypracticingengineers,thistextcoversthedevelopmentofdecisiontheoryandtheapplicationsofprobabilitywithinthefield.Extensiveuseofexamplesandillustrationshelpsreadersdevelopanin-depthappreciationforthetheory\'sapplications,whichincludestrengthofmaterials,soilmechanics,constructionplanning,andwater-resourcedesign.AfocusonfundamentalsincludessuchsubjectsasBayesianstatisticaldecisiontheory,subjectiveprobability,andutilitytheory.Thismakesthematerialaccessibletoengineerstrainedinclassicalstatisticsandalsoprovidesabriefelementaryintroductiontoprobability.Thecoveragealsoaddressesindetailthemethodsforanalyzingengineeringeconomicdecisionsinthefaceofuncertainty.AnAppendixoftablesmakesthisvolumeparticularlyusefulasareferencetext.,