Program Overview

Reliability, Risk and Resilience Engineering (CEGE0037)

Key Information

The Reliability, Risk and Resilience Engineering module is part of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, specifically within the Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering department. It carries a credit value of 15.

• Faculty: Faculty of Engineering Sciences
• Teaching department: Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: N/A

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The reliability, risk, and resilience of engineered systems are becoming increasingly critical considerations due to climate change, population growth, and urbanization. This module addresses the challenge of equipping civil engineers with the necessary tools to quantify and maximize reliability, minimize risk, and enhance structural and infrastructural resilience. It provides a rigorous background on the concepts of reliability, risk, and resilience in the context of engineered systems, leveraging real-life engineering examples and fundamental mathematical/statistical tools.

• Content: Focuses on the reliability, risk, and resilience of engineered systems, using real-life examples and mathematical/statistical tools.
• Teaching Delivery: Taught through 10 weekly one- to two-hour lectures and occasional one-hour interactive tutorial sessions.
• Indicative Topics:
  • Probability and statistics
  • Introduction to reliability
  • Case studies of disaster risk management
  • Introduction to risk
  • Introduction to resilience
  • Network analysis
  • Case study applications of system resilience

Module Aims and Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, students can expect to:

1. Apply common probability models and statistical analysis techniques used in Civil Engineering.
2. Recognize and assess the growing uncertainty of engineered systems dealing with the Climate Emergency and other safety, security, and risk issues.
3. Distinguish between the reliability, resilience, and other aspects of engineered systems to reduce the risk of interruptions to engineering solutions.

Recommended Readings

1. Akiyama, M. (2020). Toward life-cycle reliability-, risk- and resilience-based design and assessment of bridges and bridge networks under independent and interacting hazards.
2. Zio, E. (2016). Challenges in the vulnerability and risk analysis of critical infrastructures.
3. Kemp, R. J. (2016). Living without electricity: one city's experience of coping with loss of power.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

Intended Teaching Term: Term 2, Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment:
  • 30% In-class activity (2 assessments)
  • 70% Group activity (2 assessments)
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 17
• Module leader: Dr. Gemma Cremen

Intended Teaching Term: Term 2, Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment:
  • 30% In-class activity (2 assessments)
  • 70% Group activity (2 assessments)
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 4
• Module leader: Dr. Gemma Cremen