Lecturer: Lucia Faravelli  

Course name: Structural safety
Course code: 064166
Degree course: Ingegneria Civile
Disciplinary field of science: ICAR/08
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

Probabilistic modelling of structural safety. Evaluation of the probability of achieving a given limit state. Reliability against multiple limit states.

Course programme

Probabilistic models for actions and strengths

Failure probability evaluation for structural components and systems

Failure events as ultimate and serviceability limit states

Exact solutions. First and second order reliability methods. Simulation methods.

Sensitivity analyses

Structural codes applications

Course entry requirements

Structural Mechanics and Theory of Structures.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 36
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 18
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Lectures notes and suggested books.

Testing and exams

Tests and homeworks. Final exam made of written and oral parts.