This book describes the fundamental concepts, methods, and applications of risk analysis and management. Containing contemporary case studies, such as protecting hurricane-prone regions and critical infrastructure, the second edition covers risk finance, predictive risk management, and performance segregation and aggregation within a risk framework. To help readers translate discussed techniques into real-world solutions, the book includes a wealth of new and updated end-of-chapter problems, 320+ tables and figures, over 110 diverse examples, numerous end-of-book references, and a bibliography. Plus, homeland security applications are incorporated throughout.

Bilal M. Ayyub is professor of civil and environmental engineering at University of Maryland, College Park and director of the Center for Technology and Systems Management at A. James Clark School of Engineering. Highly decorated and widely published, he holds degrees from Kuwait University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. A fellow of ASCE, ASME, SRA, and SNAME, as well as a senior member of IEEE, he has completed research and development projects for entities including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Navy, Department of Homeland Security, and private insurance and engineering firms.

Introduction. Risk Analysis Methods. System Definition and Structure. Reliability Assessment. Failure Consequences and Severity. Engineering Economics and Finance. Risk Control Methods. Data for Risk Studies. Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics. Failure Data. References and Bibliography. Index.