Risk and reliability analysis in civil engineering [grd1rp]

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

 

Auditory lectures with presentation technology. Numerical examples and individual problem solving.

Grading scheme - max. 100 points
Colocviums
Semestral work
Oral exam
Written exam
Other
30
0
0
40
30
Aim

Introducing students to quantitative probabilistic assessment of problems in civil engineering applications.

Outcome

The students are capable of independent use of risk models in research and practice.

Contents

Basic probability concepts. Random variables and their properties. Probability distributions. Methods of estimation and testing. Correlation and regression analysis. Frequency analysis of extreme events. Risk and reliability analysis.

Literature

Kattegoda, N.T. and Rosso R. (1997) Statistics, Probability and Reliability for Civil and Environmenal Engineers, McGraw-Hill.

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