Life-Cycle Civil Engineering Vol IV

Encyclopaedia of Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis in Civil Engineering covers study of uncertainty modeling and analysis in civil engineering. Uncertainty has been of concern to engineers, managers and scientists for many centuries. In designing civil engineering systems, the system performance must be considered as time-dependent.

Therefore, a consistent design approach should comply with the desired performance not only at the initial stage when the system is supported to be in the intact state, but also during its expected life-cycle. Life-cycle civil engineering relates to the design, inspection, monitoring, assessment, maintenance, and rehabilitation of civil engineering structures in order to effectively manage the function of these structure throughout the lifetime. The volume “Life-Cycle Civil Engineering” contains eighth chapters.