Brief description

The Master’s course programme „Engineering of Hydro-Environmental Extremes“ at the University of Siegen confers an academic degree which qualifies the title holder as scientific and engineering consultant in the field of Hydro-Environmental Extremes.The course prepares graduates towards working independently within doctoral programmes in one of the related sub-disciplines of civil engineering, environmental sciences, geosciences, mechanical engineering or computer science. It also trains engineers and project managers for leading positions in industry, business and public administration. 

Please register fot the module via Unisono and then for the Moodle course to obtain all necessary information. 

Course content: 

• Discussion of hydro‐environmental risks to civil engineering structures

• Introduction to the objectives of probabilistic design of civil structures

• Theoretical Background of Probability Theory from a civil engineering perspective and steps into a risk analysis

• Current German safety standards and generally applicable international safety standards

• Basics of reliability‐based design and assessment at three levels (risk informed; reliability based; semi‐probabilistic)

• Describing uncertainties in (geotechnical) design and assessment

• Fundamentals and application of reliability‐based methods (Monte‐Carlo method, FORM, SORM, …)

• Introduction into appropriate numerical tools for probabilistic analyses

• Additional seminars with experts from practical application 

Module Reliability Assessment

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