The seminars are taken place on Tuesdays and Thursdays 13:00-15:00 (2 hours) in the period between 12 April and 31 May. See the course description for the room.
Objective
This series of the PhD seminars introduces the basic concepts on probability and probabilistic modeling with emphasis on civil engineering applications. Through the seminars, participants will acquire knowledge and skills on probabilistic modeling, which serve as a basis for further study and research related to structural dynamics, structural reliability analysis, risk assessment, and engineering decision making under uncertainty.
Responsible person: Assoc. Prof. Kazuyoshi Nishijima.
Course description
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Lecture material
Extra seminar will take place on 7 June 13:00-14:00 for general Q&A.
| Date |
Lecture |
Topic |
Lecturer |
Lecture material |
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| April 12, 2011 |
Lecture 1 |
Elements of probability theory |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| April 14, 2011 |
Lecture 2 |
Random variables |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| April 19, 2011 |
Lecture 3 |
Random vectors |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| April 28, 2011 |
Lecture 4 |
Descriptive statistics and
parameter estimation |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| May 3, 2011 |
Lecture 5 |
Model verification |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| May 5, 2011 |
Lecture 6 |
Random processes I |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| May 10, 2011 |
Lecture 7 |
Random processes II |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| May 17, 2011 |
Lecture 9 |
Application II
Wind engineering |
H. Koss |
PDF |
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| May 19, 2011 |
Lecture 10 |
Application III
Modeling of extreme events |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| May 24, 2011 |
Lecture 11 |
Application IV
Pedestrian-induced vibrations |
E.T. Ingolfsson |
PDF |
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| May 26, 2011 |
Lecture 12 |
Bayesian approach |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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May 31, 2011
(10:00-12:00) |
Lecture 8 |
Application I
Seismic engineering |
C. Georgakis |
PDF |
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| May 31, 2011 |
Lecture 13 |
Introduction to structural
reliability theory |
K. Nishijima |
PDF |
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| June 7, 2011 |
Extra |
Q&A |
K. Nishijima |
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Assignments and report
The assignments and the report should be submitted by e-mail to Kazuyoshi Nishijima. In case they are hand-written, they should be scanned and submitted.
| Homeworks |
Download |
Submission deadline |
| Assignment 1 |
PDF
Data |
May 15, 2011 |
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Assignment 2
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PDF |
June 7, 2011 |
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Report |
PDF |
June 30, 2011 |
Open repository
Want more exercises? Visit to the open repository jointly maintained by Prof. Steve Winterstein and our group.
Want to read related popular articles? Visit here.
Want to know an application of the seminar's topics in civil engineering? Read monograph "Introduction to Structural Reliability, FORM and LRFD Design" by Prof. Steve Winterstein.