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ESM-4614: Probability-Based Modeling, Analysis, and Assessment

Description: Uncertainty analysis of engineering data, parameters estimation, probability concepts, random variables, functions of random variables, probability-based performance functions and failure modes, risk and reliability functions, probability of failure and safety index, random sequences and stochastic processes, correlation functions and spectral densities, return period and extreme values, failure rates, performance monitoring and service life prediction.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-2204

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: BMES-4614

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.06 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.13%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Mahendra P Singh200756.3%19.2%17.1%5.4%2.1%0.0%3.193
Surot Thangjitham200932.2%21.9%31.9%9.5%4.4%0.0%2.683
Miguel A Perez201971.4%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.761

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