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Graduate Record 2016-2017 
    
Graduate Record 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

CE 6340 - Risk and Reliability in Structural Engineering


Fundamental concepts of structural reliability; definitions of performance and safety, uncertainty in loadings, materials and modeling. Analysis of loadings and resistance. Evaluation of existing design codes. Development of member design criteria, including stability, fatigue and fracture criteria; and the reliability of structural systems. Prerequisite: APMA 3100 or APMA 3110 or equivalent.



Credits: 3