1st Edition

Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering Proceedings of the 10th International Conference, held in Tokyo, Japan, 31 July - 3 August 2007

    632 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Over the last decade, much attention has been paid to engineering risks associated with calamities such as the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes in the US, terrorist attacks, and the sudden collapse of engineered structures. Future events are largely unpredictable, but statistics and probabilistic approaches provide powerful tools for managing risks. In this work, particular focus is placed on applications of probability theory and statistics in all aspects of civil engineering and related fields, including aerospace engineering, earthquake engineering, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, transportation, and wind engineering.

    Preface

    Conference organization

    List of reviewers

    Keynotes

    Papers include:
    - Risk assessment and management of geohazard
    - Reliability analysis and design in geotechnical engineering
    - Life-cycle cost
    - Developments in the JCSS
    - Codified design and code calibration
    - Bayesian information processing and uncertainly analysis
    - Lifeline risk assessment

    and more.

    Author index

    Biography

    Jun Kanda, Tsuyoshi Takada, Hitoshi Furuta