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Uncertainty exists. It exists in Civil Engineering problems, in both the engineering analysis and the engineering design. The key to dealing with uncertainty is properly quantifying it and then addressing it in a systematic manner.
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Throughout this text the reference to Civil Engineering is shorthand for referring to Civil (Transportation, Structural, Geotechnical, Water) and related fields such as Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Engineering Geology. The methods presented in this text can apply to all related fields equally.
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Moss, R.E.S. (2020). Introduction. In: Applied Civil Engineering Risk Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22680-0_1
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