Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Seismic Reliability Analysis of Structures
	English	Seismic Reliability Analysis of Structures
Course Code	DEP 511E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ufuk Yazgan Ufuk Yazgan
Course Objectives		The objective of this course is to help future engineers in acquiring the following skills: 1- Analyzing reliability of structures, 2- Understanding the probabilistic approaches employed in the existing design codes, 3- Solving engineering design problems that are subject to uncertainty, 4- Examining the assumptions made in reliability analyses.
Course Description		Review of probability theory, characteristics of random processes, definition of engineering reliability, first and second order reliability analysis methods (1st and 2nd order approximations to limit state), common reliability indices (Cornell, Hasofer and Lind), Monte Carlo simulation (Plain and directional approach), response surface method, reliability of structural systems, time dependent reliability analysis (time dependent limit state function), seismic fragility analysis, reliability updating, fundamentals of earthquake hazard analysis.
Course Outcomes
Pre-requisite(s)		Basic knowledge of probability and statistics will be beneficial.
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Textbook
Other References		1- Pinto, P.E., Giannini, R. and Franchin, P., “Seismic reliability analysis of structures”, IUSS Press, 2004. 2- Ditlevsen, O. and Madsen, H. O., “Structural Reliability Methods”, Technical University of Denmark, 2007. 3- A. H-S., Ang, and Tang, W. H., “Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Decision: Volume II – decision, risk and reliability”, John Wiley & Sons, 1975. 4- Additional exercises will be prepared and distributed.

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