Structural Reliability Newcastle University

Overview

In this Structural Reliability course offered at Newcastle University you will combine analysis, probabilistic, and statistics when presenting data.

Features

You will:

• Learn about material, load and resistance properties

• Apply different methods of reliability analysis, including Monte-Carlo and FORM

• Analyse realistic structural reliability problems using structural mechanical principles

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students will have:

• An understanding of the concept of structural reliability & its definitions in the context of structural engineering.

• Qualification & quantification of structural reliability-statistical measurements of material and structure uncertainty, risk assessment & acceptability.

• Computation of structural reliability using alternative methods as a function of the nature of the mathematical model associated with the problem.

• An appreciation of calibration and assessment methodologies applied to new & existing structures.

• Familiarisation with a software application.