Duration
36h Th, 16h Pr, 60h Proj., 1d FW
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The focus of this class is on the description and quantification of risk and resilience of engineered structures exposed to natural hazards. Specifically, the general framework for risk and resilience assessment is developed in the first part of the class using seismic hazard as a running example and covering all pertinent aspects of the problem. The developed framework is then also applied to fire and flood hazards. Theoretical concepts which enable reasoning about hazard and risk are introduced (and discussed!) during lectures and then reinforced through take-home problem sets as well as the final class project. As such, the flavor of this class is applied-theoretical.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this class, you should be able to:
- Quantitatively reason about different natural hazards including seismic events, floods and structurally significant fire.
- Understand risk and resilience as an interaction between hazard, exposure, and fragility/vulnerability.
- Understand each component of and perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis.
- Be conversant in application of fragility and vulnerability functions and computation of different risk metrics using probabilistic tools.
- Understand how to perform risk and resilience assessments for building systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Willingness to learn is the main prerequisite for success in this class. Previous exposure to probablity theory and scientific computing is good to have.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lectures followed by hands-on practical exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
Most of the classes will be done in person, but some components may require online learning. For instance, invited lecture by resilience precticioners from California will be done via web conferencing. We will adapt throughout the semester as needed.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Course materials will be provided via the e-campus platform. You do not need to buy any materials.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Your understanding of the subject material will be assessed/reinforced through weekly homework assignments and the final class project. These two components contribute to your final grade, there is no final exam. The idea is that you continuously learn throughout the semester and have no stress at the end.
Work placement(s)
None.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
None
Contacts
Instructior: Prof. Nenad Bijelic (nenad.bijelic@uliege.be)