Probability, statistics, and decision for civil engineers /

"This text covers the development of decision theory and related applications of probability. Extensive examples and illustrations cultivate students' appreciation for applications, including strength of materials, soil mechanics, construction planning, and water-resource design. Emphasis...

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Main Authors: Benjamin, Jack R. (Jack Ralph), 1917-1998 (Author), Cornell, C. Allin (Author)
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, 2014.
Edition:Dover edition.
Series:Dover books on engineering.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This text covers the development of decision theory and related applications of probability. Extensive examples and illustrations cultivate students' appreciation for applications, including strength of materials, soil mechanics, construction planning, and water-resource design. Emphasis on fundamentals makes the material accessible to students trained in classical statistics and provides a brief introduction to probability. 1970 edition"--
Item Description:Reprint of: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1970.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780486796093
0486796094
9781523106752
1523106751