Some Probabilistic Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Russell W. Faust, P.E.


Course Outline

Dealing with uncertainty in engineering has been, and always will be a challenge. We can never predict certain things with absolute certainty so statistical methods will always be with us. Probability plays a major role in engineering. This course offers an introduction to some of the ways engineers use statistics in design and analysis. In it you will find examples and suggestions for way to broaden your knowledge of statistical concepts.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objectives

This course has three principle learning objectives.

A. Gaining Confidence in Using Statistical Approaches
B. Developing Your Own Solutions
C. Learning New Methods

Course Content

The course content is in a PDF file (1132 KB) Some Probabilistic Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering . You need to open or download this document to study this course.


Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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