2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5531M Hazards, Resilience and Sustainable Engineering

15 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Ryan Kromer
Email: r.a.kromer@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Module replaces

SOEE5530 Advanced Engineering Geology

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module develops knowledge in the identification, monitoring and mitigation of engineering geological hazards which may result in impact on people or assets. The module provides an overview of several key engineering geological hazards from landslides to climate change and helps students develop an ability to interpret, analyse and assess hazards, resilience and sustainability in both the technical and economic terms that they will encounter as part of their studies and careers.

Objectives

The main module objectives are to:

1. demonstrate techniques for the evaluation of hazards and mitigation of risks within a civil engineering environment.

2. To identify, on the basis of fully developed ground models, how geotechnical design can be made more resilient to natural hazards and to changing environmental factors.

3. To review the current state of knowledge about sustainable approaches in ground engineering and optimal risk management strategies.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:

1. Evaluating key geological hazards affecting any given site;

2. Providing, on the basis of an assessment of geological, geophysical and geomorphological processes, advice on increasing the resilience of geotechnical structures over their design life of an engineering project;

3. Consideration of state of the art and alternative design strategies to improve sustainable use of the ground and risk management;

4. Presentating critically analysing current issues in an engineering geological situationto a professional or public audience.

Skills learning outcomes

5. Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders: oral, written, drawings, and presentations;

6. Use risk management techniques and manage risks associated with geotechnical engineering activities;

7. Interpret the ground investigation data and develop a ground model including the identification of geohazards, contaminated land and other risks to the project as appropriate.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lectures	16	2.00	32.00
seminars	4	2.00	8.00
Practicals	4	2.00	8.00
Private study hours			102.00
Total Contact hours			48.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Feedback on:
- Presentations related to group work;
- Formative risk assessment completed in practicals;
- Risk assessment exercise relevant to a multi-hazard scenario.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Coursework	75.00
Assignment	Coursework	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Resit for report will be the same format as the first attempt. Resit for debate will be through individual presentation.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 11/04/2024

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