Forudsætninger/Anbefalede forudsætninger for at deltage i modulet

Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

Objective:                

Students who complete the module:

Læringsmål

Viden

Knowledge:

• understand the concepts risk, uncertainty, reliability and safety
• know statistical methods for modeling physical, model, statistical and measurement uncertainties 
• know methods for assessment of reliability of structural systems using probabilistic methods
• know methods for systems reliability for non-structural components and its applications in engineering

Færdigheder

Skills:

• be able to model physical, statistical, model and measurement uncertainties
• be able to use failure rates and hazard functions to model failures in systems reliability for non-structural components
• be able to model uncertainties for loads and strengths
• be able to estimate the reliability by FORM/SORM methods (reliability index method) and by simulation
• be able to model system behavior and estimate the reliability of series and parallel systems
• understand basic concepts of stochastic processes and timevariant reliability methods
• be able to estimate characteristic and design values for strength parameters and load bearing capacities, and for environmental loads and load effects using test data and measurements
• be able to calibrate partial safety factors and load combination factors
• be able to apply Bayesian statistical methods
• be able to apply risk & reliability methods for probabilistic design of engineering structures such as buildings, bridges, offshore structures, costal structures, wind turbines etc.
• use correct professional terminology

Kompetencer

Competencies:

• be able to participate in a dialog on modeling of uncertainties, risk analysis and assessment of reliability of structural and nonstructural components and systems
• be able to model, calculate and communicate risk analysis, modeling of uncertainties and assessment of reliabilities for engineering problems.

Undervisningsform

Type of instruction:

Lectures, etc. supplemented with project work, workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests.

Omfang og forventet arbejdsindsats

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study. 

Eksamen

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