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This chapter gives a brief overview to the concepts of risk, reliability, and uncertainty analysis with their applications in hydrosystem engineering. The key steps and main purposes of risk and uncertainty analysis with two straightforward examples are presented to better understand the process of risk-based decision making.
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Goodarzi, E., Ziaei, M., Teang Shui, L. (2013). Basic Concepts. In: Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Hydrosystem Engineering. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5851-3_1
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