The course takes place on Mondays and Thursdays 13:00-15:00 (2 hours) in the period between 24 October and 12 December at building 118, room 151.
Objective
This PhD course introduces the basic concepts and practical techniques on structural reliability analysis, risk analysis and decision analysis in engineering applications. Through the course, participants will acquire knowledge and skills on the abovementioned analyses, which serve as a basis for advanced study and state-of-the-art research related to, but not restricted to, structural dynamics, structural reliability analysis, risk assessment, and engineering decision making under uncertainty.
Course description
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Course plan and lecture materials
| Date |
Lecture |
Subject |
Lecture material |
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| October 24 |
Lecture 1 |
Introduction and overview |
PDF
Pretest |
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| October 27 |
Lecture 2 |
Engineering decision analysis |
PDF |
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| October 31 |
Lecture 3 |
First and second order reliability methods |
PDF
Supplement 1
Supplement 2 |
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| November 3 |
Lecture 4 |
Monte Carlo integrals |
PDF |
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| November 7 |
Lecture 5 |
System reliability analysis |
PDF |
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| November 14 |
Lecture 6 |
Time variant reliability analysis |
PDF |
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| November 17 |
Lecture 7 |
The JCSS probabilistic model code |
PDF |
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| November 28 |
Lecture 8 |
Basis for design of structures |
PDF |
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November 24 |
Lecture 9 |
Bayesian probabilistic network (BPN) |
PDF (Custer) |
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| December 1 |
Lecture 10 |
Influence diagram (ID) |
PDF
Exercise |
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| December 5 |
Lecture 11 |
Large scale natural hazard risk analysis |
PDF |
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December 8 |
Lecture 12 |
Real-time decision analysis |
PDF |
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| December 12 |
Lecture 13 |
Issues in engineering decision analysis |
PDF
Schubert (2009)
Nishijima (2009) |
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Lecture materials will become available either before or after each lecture depending on the teaching method used in each lecture.
Assessment
The assessment is made on the basis of two assignments and a report. The assignments and the report must be submitted by e-mail to Kazuyoshi Nishijima by the deadlines, which will be announced in due time. In case they are hand-written, they must be scanned and submitted.The successful participants will acquire 5 ECTS points.
| Homework |
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Submission deadline |
| Assignment 1 |
PDF
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31 January 2012 |
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Assignment 2
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PDF |
31 January 2012 |
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Report |
See material
of lecture 11 |
31 January 2012 |
Responsible person: Assoc. Prof. Kazuyoshi Nishijima.