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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Civil and Environmental Engineering

421-104 Disaster Management and Mitigation

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Dr H. R. Graze

Timetable:

Semester 1 and 2

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 laboratory classes and field work for one semester

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this subject students should have an appreciation of the scope of possible natural disasters and engineering failures and an understanding of ways in which these can be mitigated. They should appreciate the relevance of emergency procedures and the role played by the insurance industry.

Content:

Natural disasters including fire, flood, drought, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides. Engineering failures including structural collapse, dam failure, subsidence. Disaster mitigation and emergency response and recovery. Insurance aspects.

Assessment:

One two-hour written examination (50%); two written assignments, maximum 3000 words each (50%).
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