Natural hazards and assessment of design loads to civil engineering structures
| Title | Φυσικοί κίνδυνοι και εκτίμηση των φορτίσεων σχεδιασμού τεχνικών έργων / Natural hazards and assessment of design loads to civil engineering structures |
| Code | ΑΣΤΕ01-2016 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 600013342 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600133297
|
| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. ΑΣΤΕ01-2016 | Christos Anagnostopoulos, Kyriazis Pitilakis, Theodora Tika |
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600133297
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The students should attend all courses
Completion of a small project
Written and oral exams
Learning Outcomes
Natural hazards: Earthquakes, landslides and floods. Understanding natural hazards and their impact to build and natural environment and evaluation of the design loads of structures.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
(α) Introduction to seismology, seismic hazard and risk, dynamic soil properties and seismic ground response, seismic codes.
(b) Landslides: Understanding the mechanisms and the causes of landslides, general concept of the design of mitigation measures against landslides
(c) Floods: Understanding floods and their impact on build and physical environment, general concepts of the design of mitigation measures against floods.
Keywords
Natural hazard, earthquakes, landslides, floods
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 114 | 3.8 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | 1 | |||
| Written assigments | 30 | 1 | |||
| Exams | 6 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 180 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
11-09-2019
