Seismic Risk Assessment and Reduction (250476)
General information
School:
ETSECCPB
Departments:
Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental (DECA)
Credits:
5.0 ECTS
Programs:
MÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ENGINYERIA DE CAMINS, CANALS I PORTS, pla 2012 - (codi pla 872),
MÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ENGINYERIA DE CAMINS, CANALS I PORTS, pla 2012 - (codi pla 1161),
MÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ENGINYERIA DEL TERRENY, pla 2015 - (codi pla 1141)
Course:
2023 - 2024
Main teaching language at each group
Faculty
Teacher:
MARTHA LILIANA CARREÑO TIBADUIZA
Generic objectives
Specialization subject in which knowledge on specific competences is intensified.
Knowledge and skills at specialization level that permit the development and application of techniques and methodologies at advanced level.
Contents of specialization at master level related to research or innovation in the field of engineering.
Introduction to natural disaster risk analisys. Calculus concepts seismic structures. Seismic hazard and risk evaluation. Multi-hazard risk evaluation. Disaster risk evaluation and reduction.
Skills
Specific skills
- Knowledge of all kinds of structures and materials and the ability to design, execute and maintain structures and buildings for civil works.
- Knowledge of and competence in the application of advanced structural design and calculations for structural analysis, based on knowledge and understanding of forces and their application to civil engineering structures. The ability to assess structural integrity.
Generic skills of subject
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: Being aware of and understanding the mechanisms on which scientific research is based, as well as the mechanisms and instruments for transferring results among socio-economic agents involved in research, development and innovation processes.
- SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT: Being aware of and understanding the complexity of the economic and social phenomena typical of a welfare society, and being able to relate social welfare to globalisation and sustainability and to use technique, technology, economics and sustainability in a balanced and compatible manner.
- TEAMWORK: Being able to work in an interdisciplinary team, whether as a member or as a leader, with the aim of contributing to projects pragmatically and responsibly and making commitments in view of the resources that are available.
ECTS credits: total hours of student work
| Dedication |
|---|
| Hours |
Percent |
|---|
| Supervised Learning |
Theory |
30.0 |
66.7% |
| Assignments |
6.0 |
13.3% |
| Laboratory |
3.0 |
6.7% |
| Supervised activities |
5.0 |
13.3% |
| Self-Learning |
80.0 |
|
Contents
Introduction. ¿What is disaster risk? ¿Why should we know it?
Dedication
Description
Introduction to the course. Introduction to seismic risk, earthquake damage
Risk Assessment Theory (Part 1)
Dedication
Description
Engineering models. Loss occurrence processes. Components of a model (threat, exposure and vulnerability)
Risk Assessment Theory (Part 2)
Dedication
Description
Risk assessment for a single structure. Risk assessment for a portfolio of structures. Risk metrics and their interpretation.
Modeling of exposed elements
Dedication
Description
Dimensions of vulnerability. Direct, indirect losses, injuries, deaths, business interruption, etc. Methodologies for the development of exposure databases. What is the exhibition and what are you interested in capturing?
Basics of Structural Dynamics
Dedication
Description
Seismic hazard assessment
Dedication
Description
Practical session: Probabilistic evaluation of the seismic threat
Dedication
Description
R-CRISIS program to assess the seismic hazard
Probabilistic assessment of seismic risk.
Dedication
Description
Practical session: Probabilistic evaluation of the seismic risk
Dedication
Description
Applications of risk assessment in insurance and reinsurance
Dedication
Description
Ex-post evaluation of damage in buildings
Dedication
Description
Assessment of habitability and damage in buildings affected by an earthquake.
Disaster risk management
Dedication
Description
Ex-post evaluation. Indicators of disaster risk management.
Oral presentations of the students about a topic related to the course
Dedication
Activities
Practical session: Probabilistic evaluation of the seismic hazard
Dedication
3.0 h
Supervised activities
Description
Practical class using the R-CRISIS computer program for probabilistic evaluation of the seismic hazard.
Practical session: Probabilistic evaluation of the seismic risk
Dedication
3.0 h
Supervised activities
Description
Practical session: Probabilistic evaluation of the seismic risk
Grading rules (*)
(*) The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The subject is evaluated taking into account the following aspects.
Continuous evaluation (70%) including:
Assessments in class: Students will perform in class-specific practical exercises on the topics explained.
Homeworks: Deliverable exercises to perform outside of class hours.
Presentación (40%)
Test rules
Failure to perform a continuous assessment activity in the scheduled period will result in a mark of zero in that activity.
In-class testing dates are NOT announced in advance.
Teaching methodology
The course consists of 3 hours per week of classroom activity.
The 3 hours are devoted to theoretical lectures, in which the teacher presents the basic concepts and topics of the subject, shows examples and solves exercises.
Support material in the form of a detailed teaching plan is provided using the virtual campus ATENEA: content, program of learning and assessment activities conducted and literature.
Although most of the sessions will be given in the language indicated, sessions supported by other occasional guest experts may be held in other languages.
Office hours
After each session
Basic bibliography
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Canet, J. M; Barbat; A. H.
Estructuras sometidas a acciones sísmicas.
CIMNE.
Barcelona
1994.
ISBN 8487867103.
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Barbat, A.H.; Oller, S.; Vielma, J.C.
Cálculo y diseño sismorresistente de edificios: aplicación de la norma NCSE-02.
CIMNE.
Barcelona
2005.
ISBN 8495999897.
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Salgado-Gálvez, M.A.; Cardona, O:D.; Carreño, M.L.; Barbat, A.H.
Probabilistic seismic hazard and risk assessment in Spain.
Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería.
Barcelona
2015.
ISBN 9788494330773.
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Indicadores de riesgo de desastre y de gestión de riesgos: Informe técnico principal.
Instituto de Estudios Ambientales - IDEA & Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID.
Manizales, Colombia
2005.
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Chopra, A.K.
Dynamics of structures: theory and applications to earthquake engineering.
Pearson Education Limited.
Harlow
2020.
ISBN 9781292249209.