Denmark, the world of probability
My second secondment was in Aalborg, direction Denmark 👉, in one of the best universities in reliability. The research teams there were involved in different fields, including wind turbines, tunnels, buildings, fire security and more. They aim to change the deterministic world of engineers to a probabilistic world! It sounds like a noble goal. When we apply the rules and the equations given by standards like the Eurocodes, we often think that the result is certain , neglecting the fact that our world is full of uncertainties. In mathematics, it is possible to have a certain fact which will 100% occur, and variables with exact values. However, when we move to reality, nothing is certain or exact. Parameters in engineering fields do not have an exact value because of the uncertainties such as physical, statistical or model uncertainties. That is why, as engineers, we should not see problems and their solutions as being deterministic but learn how to deal with the as