Intended learning outcomes
The UC aims to give students solid knowledge about the principles and methods of structural safety, for new and existing structures, regardless their type and the material they are made of. After passing the UC, the student will master the structural safety concepts specified in Eurocode 0, including the bases of the partial safety factor method and structural reliability analysis, and will be able to apply these concepts in assessments of existing structures. He or she will also be able to calibrate partial safety factors for a particular limit state as a function of the uncertainty levels of the intervening variables and the desired reliability for that limit state.