Civil and Environmental Engineering 2219A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Systems Analysis, Exponential Growth
14 Apr 2017
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System interdependent group of items forming a unified pattern and jointly perform functions that each part could not perform by itself. As a whole, receives input from outside sources, processes within the system, then outputs outside of the system. Examples of systems: human body, university, table, reservoir, dam, concrete beam, bridge. Actions interactions between components that constitute the processes of the system. Environment all that exists outside the system, may have influence with the system: systems have boundaries that separate them from their environment. Principles of systems thinking: think of performance patterns rather than parts, understand how pieces fit together and how they interact, internal structure more important than external events, must fix system deficiencies, or problems will resurface or worsen. Types of systems: open vs closed: open systems outputs are isolated from and have no influence on the inputs. Characterized by outputs that respond to inputs only.
