Module Details
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Title RISK & UNCERTAINTY: NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS
Code ENGG403
Coordinator Dr E Patelli
Civil Engineering and Industrial Design
Edoardo.Patelli@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 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

Computational Skills

Uncertainty Quantification by means of Monte Carlo simulation

Appreciation of the state-of-the-art in Risk Analysis

High fidelity numerical analysis and compuational modelling

Syllabus
1 

 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

Lecture - Lectures

Tutorial - 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)

Seminar - Research-led seminars


Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12
Lectures
2
Research-led seminars
10
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)
      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
Coursework  4-6 hours (individua  Week 11-12 Semester 2  40  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Individual Project Presentation 
Coursework  15 - 20 pages Writin  Week 11-12 - Semester 2  60  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Individual Project Report Notes (applying to all assessments) Students identify their chosen project area and they are responsible for organising themselves and their work. The students are expecting to apply the methodologies and techniques of uncertainty quantification and risk management to solve a practical problem.  

Recommended Texts
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