Given the probabilistic elements that are to be dealt with as part of civil engineering curriculum it is useful to undergo through this proposed course.

Introduction of this course comprises several examples on various types of civil engineering problems where the probability and statistics related concepts are used.

In the initial few lectures, basic concepts on probability and random variables will also be covered in detail.

Various discrete and continuous probability distributions that are commonly used in the fields of Structural engineering, Environmental engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Water resource engineering, and Transportation engineering will be presented in detail.

Topics such as statistics and their distributions will also be covered with relevant examples, which will be useful when dealing with the experimental/field data, which is a common thing in many branches of civil engineering.

This course also covers hypothesis testing which is equally important when some conclusions are to be drawn from the experimental/field data.

Contents:

Introduction; Random events;

Random variables: discrete and continuous random variables;

Functions of random variables: Single random variables, multiple random variables;

Probability distributions: discrete distributions, continuous distributions; Random samples and statistics; statistical distributions; Parameter estimation; Hypothesis testing.