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AK2023 Risk- and Safety Analys in Building 7.5 credits

Risk- och säkerhetsanalys i byggandet

Please note

This course is dormant.

The course provides basic knowledge about risk and safety in building and in construction work. After completing the course, students should have acquired good knowledge about the most important risk and safety issues in this field of technology. Students should also have acquired understanding of basic concepts in the analysis of societal risks and of basic principles for technical safety management. Students should also be able to apply these concepts and principles in analysis of actual buildings and other structures.

The course consists of lectures and exercises. The lectures cover:

  • Introduction. The development of
  • Decision-theoretic aspects on risk
  • Risk and uncertainty, different definitions
  • Facts and values in technical risk assessment
  • Risk and ethics. Risk communication
  • The conditions, possibilities and limitations of risk analysis
  • Technical risk analysis
  • Building regulations
  • Methods for safety analysis of buildings 1-3
  • Environmental and health risk of building materials
  • Work environment risks in building and construction work
  • Fire in buildings
  • Maintenance from a safety perspective
  • Safety in bridges and steel constructions
  • Geotechnical risks – above and below ground
  • tools for analysing geotechnical risks

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

The course provides basic knowledge about risk and safety in building and in construction work. After completing the course, students should have acquired good knowledge about the most important risk and safety issues in this field of technology. Students should also have acquired understanding of basic concepts in the analysis of societal risks and of basic principles for technical safety management. Students should also be able to apply these concepts and principles in analysis of actual buildings and other structures.

Course main content

The course consists of lectures and exercises. The lectures cover:

  • Introduction. The development of
  • Decision-theoretic aspects on risk
  • Risk and uncertainty, different definitions
  • Facts and values in technical risk assessment
  • Risk and ethics. Risk communication
  • The conditions, possibilities and limitations of risk analysis
  • Technical risk analysis
  • Building regulations
  • Methods for safety analysis of buildings 1-3
  • Environmental and health risk of building materials
  • Work environment risks in building and construction work
  • Fire in buildings
  • Maintenance from a safety perspective
  • Safety in bridges and steel constructions
  • Geotechnical risks – above and below ground
  • Tools for analysing geotechnical risks

Eligibility

Literature

TBA

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Assignments, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Written exam, 4,5 hp, Exercises, 3,0 hp.

Offered by

ABE/Philosophy

Contact

Hans-Åke Mattsson, 08 790 8033, hans-ake.mattsson@byv.kth.se

Examiner

Sven Ove Hansson, soh@kth.se

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 07.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 08.