ProGeo - Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

 

Operating   time:	01.10.2022-30.09.2023
Sponsor:	Universitätsprogramm für Digitalisierung der Hochschullehre Förderlinie „Fellowships für Innovationen in der digitalen Hochschullehre (digiFellows)“ des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Responsible:	Andra Ebener, M.Sc.

 

Brief description:

Probabilistic methods have not been among the common design methods in geotechnical engineering so far and, accordingly, are usually not taken into account in teaching. However, with Eurocode 7, which is currently being revised, reliability-based methods will in future be permitted on an equal footing with deterministic design according to the partial safety factor concept. Nowadays, probabilistic methods are mostly used by people who have dealt with them, e.g. in the context of their dissertation. However, this is not sufficient for a broad acceptance; there is a lack of basic knowledge for the understanding and application of such methods. Although there are individual learning opportunities and mathematical basics are taught, these are often not application-oriented. The basics must therefore be integrated into the education of civil engineers especially since new construction projects are constantly becoming more complex and an evaluation of existing, critical infrastructure in terms of safety and risks is essential today. In this project, new digital and interactive learning modules for the elective module "Reliability assessment for civil engineering structures" will be developed and tested in order to implement the new teaching contents sustainably into the in-depth geotechnical teaching. This module will be part of the new master program "Engineering of Hydro-Environmental Extremes" planned at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Siegen, which is scheduled to start in the winter semester 2024/25.

Official page of the funding line: https://www.dh.nrw/kooperationen/Digi-Fellows-2