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CEE 591 - Reliability Analysis

Last offered Fall 2025

Official 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. Course Information: Prerequisite: CEE 491.

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TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Reliability AnalysisONL80646ONL4 -    Paolo Gardoni
Reliability AnalysisRA80645LCD41230 - 1350 T R  2311 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg Paolo Gardoni