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Safety, Reliability and Risc Assessment

Instructor:

Nicole von Lieberman, Jürgen Grabe, Viktor Sigrist, NN

Course Format:

2 Hours Lecture

Period:

Summer Semester

Language:

German

Recommended Previous Knowledge:

Basics in statistics as well as in structural and coastal engineering

Contents:

• Introduction in safety and reliability of technical systems
• procedures of safety and reliability assessment
• risk assessment
• practical examples 
• discussions and presentations

Learning Outcomes:

After successfully participating, students are able to

• understand probabilistic calculation procedures, reliability theories and decision rules
• use reliability and risk assessment methods 
• judge parts of complex technical systems with respect to safety
• work interdisciplinary teams

Reading Resources:

• Umdrucke
• Schneider, J.: Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit im Bauwesen, Vieweg + Teubner, 1996

Performance Record:

presentation, test

Workload:

60 hours total

Further Information:

www.tu-harburg.de/mb/

Contact:

sigrist@tu-harburg.de

Credit points of this module can be found in the course plan for the corresponding course of study.