Module Details
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Title RISK & UNCERTAINTY: NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS
Code ENGG403
Coordinator Professor SD Ferson
Civil Engineering and Industrial Design
Scott.Ferson@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 7.5

Aims

This module develops understanding and appreciation of uncertainties in engineering. It involves the quantification of uncertainties in the input and modelling, their implementation in engineering analyses and the evaluation of the associated results in view of engineering decision making. Particular focus is on the assessment of structural and system reliability and associated concepts for code-compliant verification and design. The methods covered in the module have a general applicability, which is demonstrated by examples and practical applications.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Computational Skills

(LO2) Uncertainty Quantification by means of Monte Carlo simulation

(LO3) Appreciation of the state-of-the-art in Risk Analysis

(LO4) High fidelity numerical analysis and compuational modelling

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) IT skills

(S3) International awareness

(S4) Numeracy

Syllabus
 

Probabilistic models: Common distributions for random variables in engineering Time dependent engineering problems, extreme value distributions Lifetime analysis, hazard rate, Weibull distribution Risk / Reliability Assessment Applications: Failure probability of industrial structures / systems Design-code compliant approximation methods Derivation of partial safety factors Monte Carlo methods and variance reduction techniques Engineering applications from different fields

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Lectures
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description: Guided Computer based Tutorials to enable the students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to real life situations (5 tutorials of 2 hours)
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Teaching Method 3 - Seminar
Description: Research-led seminars
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

 2

 10

       24
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 51
TOTAL HOURS 75

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Individual Project Presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 11-12 Semes  4-6 hours (individua    40       
Individual Project Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 11-12 - Semester   15 - 20 pages Writin    60       

Recommended Texts
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