| Unit name | Hazards and Infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CENGM0051 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Agarwal |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of this unit is to enable the students to understand the natural and man-made hazards (e.g. earthquakes, tsunami, floods, explosions, accidents, human error) and the risks these pose to nuclear infrastructures and the society at large.
The course will be delivered in the context of civil engineering infrastructures.
By the end of the course, successful students will;
1. be able to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the hazards and infrastructure resilience,
2. be able to assess how infrastructure is vulnerable to natural and man-made hazards,
3. be able to carry out qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and identify measures to improve infrastructure resilience
20 hours of lectures
76 hours private study
Lectures will be arranged to cover different hazards and risks to infrastructures. Students will supplement these by undertaking wider reading.
Students will either undertake a critical review of risk management practice in a specific area or examine the impact of hazards on infrastructures in real contexts. They will present their findings in the form of a report that will make up 100% of the final mark (ULOs 1-3).
Please note that regular formative feedback will be provided through teaching activity such as simple exercises and optional activities.
D.Blockley (Ed.), Engineering Safety, McGraw Hill, 1992.
McGuire, R.K, Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2008.
Woo, G., Calculating Catastrophes, World Scientific, 2011.
Jonathan Rougier J., Sparks, S., and Hill, L. (Eds.), Risk and Uncertainty Assessment for Natural Hazards, Cambridge University Press, 2013
B.M.Ayyub, Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics, Chapman and Hall, 2003.
