Safety and reliability of structures [grd2pk]

Programme
Civil Engineering
Study type
Doctoral Studies
Teachers
Course status
optional
ECTS
8.5
Required courses
# active classes - per week
Lectures
Exercises
Other
Personal research activity
4
2
0
0
Teaching methods

Auditory presentation of lectures. Development of case stuides and indivual work on case studies based on literature.

Grading scheme - max. 100 points
Colocviums
Semestral work
Oral exam
Written exam
Other
0
40
0
40
20
Aim

Training of candidates for the calculation of the safety and reliability of structures using probabilistic methods with a special focus on evaluation of their socio-economic importance.

Outcome

Ability to independently use probabilistic models in the decision-making process in relation to the maintenance of existing structures.

Contents

Introduction to decision making

Causes of uncertainty and ambiguity in structural engineering

Deciding with incomplete information
Decision trees and Bayes Network Stochastic Processes
Calculation of the probability of collapse for a given time period

Literature

1. Alfredo H-S. Ang, Wilson H. Tang (2006) Probability Concepts in Engineering: Emphasis on Applications to Civil and Environmental Engineering (v. 1), Wiley.

2 Michael Faber (2009) Risk and Safety in Engineering, Lecture Notes, ETHZ Zurich Веб портал са предавањима и примерима.

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