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  • Rules and schedule


    • About the subject:

      name: Reliability of Structures

      subject affiliation: Civil Engineering, 3rd semester

      lecturer: assoc. prof. Marek Skowronek, mskowro@pg.edu.pl

      meetings:
      classroom: Tuesdays 17:15 - 19:45 - room 167 Main Bldg.

      course stages: lectures and tutorials + a voluntary classtest + extra presentations 

      students' activity: meeting participation + voluntary presentations  + additional activity (+ classtest for a higher mark)

      course assessment: presence + optional presentations + optional activity + voluntary test

      contact: e-mail, possible meetings to consult the ongoing problems

      lecturer's availability: regular meetings ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERING MECHANICS in the framework of the scientific community, possible e-meetings upon request

    • PRESENTATION TOPICS (possible items):

      * historic outlook on concepts of probability (classical definition, Bayesian approach, frequency-based approach, axiomatic theory, etc.) 
      * application of probabilistic design in engineering standards (various levels) 
      * historic overview of design methodologies incorporating uncertainty 
      * random modelling of structural parameters
      * engineering case studies of structural reliability assessment 

      * numerical tools to support probabilistic methods - Monte Carlo simulation variants 

      * variance-reduction techniques in reliability assessment
      * extreme-value random variables and their application
      * plate and shell structures - analysis incorporating parameter uncertainty
      * thermal actions on structures and their components, uncertainty modelling 
      * reliability due to earthquake and corrosion 

      * reliability and redundancy analysis of structural systems 

       

  • lectures and tutorials

  • STUDENTS' PRESENTATIONS

  • SURVEY ON LEARNING PREFERENCES