CEG8304 : Structural Reliability
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Peter Gosling
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim of the module is to enable students to understand the fundamental principles of structural reliability, to have an appreciation of some advanced aspects and to demonstrate their application through the solution of a number of realistic problems, both analytically and numerically.
Summary:
The module combines analysis techniques, probabilistics and the application of statistical information in the presentation of concepts associated with the reliability analysis of structures. Material, load, and resistance properties are presented and described. Monte-Carlo and FORM methods of reliability analysis are developed and applied. These are used with the statistical information to analyse realistic tractible structural reliability problems using structural mechanics principles to explore the methodologies.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Review of probability theory
2. Statistical properties of structural materials, members and loads
3. Structural reliability assessment for components and systems
4. Integration and simulation methods
5. Second-moment and transformation methods
6. Codes and structural reliability
7. Software application
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 32:00 | 32:00 | A combination of formative and summative online in-course assessments (CANVAS quizzes/ModelCenter) |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Non-synchronous online. Lecture delivery (video) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | Computer-based practical. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 13 | 1:00 | 13:00 | Tutorial and assessment support. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 34 | 1:00 | 34:00 | Studying of lecture notes in conjunction with any background reading |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Synchronous online. Introductions primary module topics. Suggested work plans for non-synch study |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Students are expected to learn through guided learning, independent reading and solutions to tutorial problems. They are supported in this by the provision of recorded lectures, an extensive set of notes, and tutorial activities. Learning will be further enhanced through a half-day workshop (PiP) during which the application of commercial software to the solution of structural reliability problems is explored.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 1 | M | 100 | 2hr Canvas based test |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The knowledge gained in the module is expected to be an understanding of the principles of structural reliability analysis and the application of those principles to structural engineering applications using an example of commercially available software. The computer assessment is a combination of short questions and a smaller set of more exploratory questions. The short questions are a mix of numerical and written forms that randomly assess the full breadth and content of the module. The longer, exploratory questions are based on numerical studies and experiments performed using computation via the selected commercially available software.
Reading Lists
Timetable
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