| Autore |
Labi Samuel <1962->
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (1058 p.)
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| Disciplina |
624
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| Soggetto topico |
Civil engineering
Systems engineering
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-118-41530-2
1-118-41817-4
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| Classificazione |
TEC009020
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author Biography; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Civil Engineering Systems and Their Evolution; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Civil Engineering Systems and Historical Developments; 1.2 Civil Engineering System-The Branches; 1.3 Final Comments on the Historical Evolution and Future of Civil Engineering Systems; Summary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 2 Fundamental Concepts in Systems Engineering; 2.0 Introduction; 2.1 What Is a System?; 2.2 Systems Considerations in Civil Engineering
2.3 Development of Civil Engineering Systems2.4 Some Terms and Concepts Related to Systems Thinking; 2.5 Global Initiatives in the Study of Systems; Summary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 3 Goals and Objectives of Civil Engineering Systems; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Hierarchy of Desired Outcomes: Values, Goals, and Objectives; 3.2 Common MOEs Used in Decision Making at Any Phase of System Development; 3.3 Goals and MOEs at Each Phase of Civil Engineering Systems Development; 3.4 Desired Properties of a Set of MOEs for a Given Analysis
3.5 Overall Discussion of Engineering Systems Goals and ObjectivesSummary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Part II The Tasks at Each Phase of Systems Development; Chapter 4 Tasks within the Phases of Systems Development; 4.0 Introduction; 4.1 The Task of Description; 4.2 Traditional Tasks of Analyzing Systems in Civil Engineering; 4.3 The Task of System Evaluation; 4.4 The Task of Feedback between Phases; 4.5 Examples of Tasks at Each Phase of Systems Development; Summary; Exercises; References; Part III Tools Needed to Carry Out the Tasks; Chapter 5 Probability; 5.0 Introduction
5.1 Set Theory5.2 Some Basic Concepts in Probability; 5.3 Random Variables; 5.4 Probability Functions; 5.5 Discrete Probability Distributions; 5.6 Continuous Probability Distributions; 5.7 Common Terminology in Probabilistic Analysis; Summary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 6 Statistics; 6.0 Introduction; 6.1 Population and Sampling; 6.2 Descriptive Statistics; 6.3 Inferential Statistics; 6.4 Hypothesis Testing; 6.5 Some Common Terminology and Concepts in Engineering Statistics; Summary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 7 Modeling; 7.0 Introduction
7.1 Steps for Developing Statistical Models7.2 Model Specifications in Statistical Modeling; 7.3 Some Important Issues in Statistical Modeling; 7.4 Glossary of Modeling Terms; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 8 Simulation; 8.0 Introduction; 8.1 Simulation Terminology; 8.2 Categories of Simulation; 8.3 Random Number Generation; 8.4 Monte Carlo Simulation; Summary; Exercises; References; Useful Resources; Chapter 9 Optimization; 9.0 Introduction; 9.1 Unconstrained Optimization Using Calculus; 9.2 Constrained Optimization Using Calculus
9.3 Constrained Optimization Using Mathematical Programming Techniques
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453764103321 |
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Introduction to civil engineering systems : a systems perspective to the development of civil engineering facilities / / Samuel Labi ; Richard de Neufville, foreword ; Michael Rutkowski, cover design
