ESD.72 | Spring 2007 | Graduate

Engineering Risk-Benefit Analysis

Assignments

The problem sets and exams for this class are taken from the recommended texts, listed below. Please consult the appropriate chapters for each topic in the unit.

RPRA - Lectures 2-6 from Ang and Tang, lectures 1 and 6 from Hoyland and Rausand.

DA - All from Clemen.

CBA - All from Thuesen and Fabrycky.

Texts

Hoyland, Arnljot, and Rausand, Marvin. System Reliability Theory. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience, 1994. ISBN: 9780471471332.

Ang, Alfredo H.-S., and Tang, W. H. Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design, Basic Principles. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Wiley, 1975. ISBN: 9780471032007.

Clemen, Robert T. Making Hard Decisions. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Duxbury Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780534260347.

Thuesen, G. J., and Fabrycky, W. J. Engineering Economy. 9th ed. Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2000. ISBN: 9780130281289.