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ENEC14018 Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will analyse the physical characteristics of natural and man-made disasters to identify the mechanisms of destruction and the potential damages from an engineering viewpoint. You will consider the stakeholders and necessary framework relevant to the disaster management including necessary training and preparation for the investigators. You will learn to make recommendations to current disaster management plans to improve the access to critical infrastructure in the aftermath of a disaster. You will also investigate possible modifications of the relevant statutory frameworks, standards and infrastructure management plans to improve the community preparedness and resilience to disaster.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 4

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 8

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: ENEC12010, ENEC12011, ENEC13015

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2025

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).