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Emergency Consequence Modelling

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Course Unit Code050-0542/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SEN76doc. Ing. Pavel Šenovský, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will
- gain basic knowlege necessary to predict consequnces of the representative scenarios of the emergencies
- learn how to model consequences to the emergencies using state of the art modeling programs
Course Contents
1. Introductory lecture – terminology, model typology
2. Dangerous materials and substances – dispersion, toxic effects, explosions and BLEVE effect
3. Floods – impact on human and property
4. Methods for financial estimation of the damages
5. Fire – heat flow and its effect on humans and property
6. Windstorms and earthquakes
7. Other types of disasters (land or rock slides)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Mannan, S. Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control. 4nd ed. Amsterdam: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012. 3680 s. ISBN 978-0-12-397189-0
ŠENOVSKÝ, Pavel. Modelování následků mimořádných událostí [online]. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2020, 132 s., dostupné z https://fbiweb.vsb.cz/~sen76/data/uploads/skripta/model_nasledku.pdf [cit. 2020-06-29]
Recommended Reading:
NRC. Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Analysis Reduction Studies. National Academies Press, Washington, 2000, DOI 10.17226/9971.
Bartlová, I., Balog. K. Analýza nebezpečí a prevence průmyslových havárií I. 2. vydání, SPBI: Ostrava, 2007, 191 str., ISBN 978-80-7385-005-0
Bartlová, I., Pešák, M. Analýza nebezpečí a prevence průmyslových havárií II - Analýza rizk a připravenost na průmyslové havárie. SPBI: Ostrava, 2003, 138 str., ISBN 80-86634-30-2
Mannan, S. Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control. 4nd ed. Amsterdam: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012. 3680 s. ISBN 978-0-12-397189-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51