Technical and Professional Development

Risk and Reliability

Engineering
Risk and Reliability Engineering
This course aims to introduce the basic principles and
fundamental techniques of risk management and reliability
engineering. Relevant concepts covered are of interest to
most engineers as industry is increasingly adopting more
risk-oriented approaches for optimisation of decision making
process across a variety of engineering disciplines and related
applications. Delegates attending this course will develop
directly applicable skills through practical engagement of the
most widely applied methods.

The course computer based sessions, individual study and

a full day practical workshop. All delegates will
receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of
Course objectives
the course.
Upon completion of this course delegates will
be able to:
This short course is a module of:
• Demonstrate a systematic knowledge of • MSc in Process Systems Engineering which
the fundamentals of risk management and is accredited by the Engineering Council,
reliability engineering, and a critical awareness Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE),
of their application on relevant engineering Energy Institute and the Royal Aeronautical
problems; Society (RAeS).
• Evaluate and select appropriate techniques • MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering
for risk analysis, failure consequences which is accredited by the Engineering
assessment, and methods for control/ Council and the Institution of Mechanical
mitigation through decision support systems Engineers (IMechE).
and other relevant methods/tools, including
industry standard software packages; Who should attend?
• Develop a critical and analytical approach This training is suitable for mechanical, process,
to the collection and stochastic modelling of energy engineers and professionals that want to
data in the application of Quantitative Risk obtain knowledge on applied aspects of risk and
Assessment (QRA) methods; reliability engineering.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding
Organisations who have attended
of asset integrity management Risk Based
Cranfield Energy courses
Inspection (RBI), Reliability Centred
• BP • EADS/AIRBUS
Maintenance (RCM), and RAM analysis.
• Centrica • TOYOTA
Course delivery • SIEMENS • Bechtel
The total length of course is five days, • DNV GL • Delphi
combining a variety of teaching approaches
• Rolls-Royce Plc • TUV.
which include theoretical lectures, practical and

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Course content
The course material includes the following: • Risk Based Inspection (RBI), Reliability
Centred Maintenance (RCM), and RAM
• Introduction and Fundamentals of Risk and analysis
Reliability Engineering, Risk Management • Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring
Process (SHM) systems
• Failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis • Case study of risk/reliability and criticality
(FMEA/FMECA) assessment
• Hazard and operability study (HAZOP) • Full day workshop: Risk and Reliability
Analysis Assessment of a typical engineering system.
• Mathematics for risk analysis: Basic
probabilities, combined probabilities.
• Practical Session: Basic statistics/FMEA,
HAZOP
• Qualitative Reliability Analysis (FTA)
• Systems modelling using Reliability Block
Diagrams
• Practical Session: Software training Session
on RBDs/FTA
• Quantitative Reliability Analysis (QRA)
• Risk Control and Decision Support Systems
• Failure Consequences, Insurance and
Certification
• Practical Session: Introduction to MCS and
Stochastic Modelling
• Asset Integrity Management

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Course timetable

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9.00 -10.00 9.00 -10.00 9.00 -10.00 9.00 -10.00 9.00 -15.00
Introduction and Qualitative Quantitative Asset Integrity Workshop:
Fundamentals of Reliability Analysis Reliability Analysis Management
RRE (FTA/ETA) Risk and Reliability
Assessment of a
Break typical engineering
system
10.15 - 11.15 10.15 - 11.15 10.15 - 11.15 10.15 - 11.15
Risk Management Reliability Block Risk Control and RBI, RCM, RAM
Process Diagrams Decision Support
Systems

Break

11.30 - 12.30 11.30 - 12.30 11.30 - 12.30 11.30 - 12.30

FMEA/FMECA, Systems Reliability Failure SHM
HAZOP Analysis Consequences,
Insurance and
Certification

Lunch

14.00 - 15.00 14.00 - 15.00 14.00 - 15.00 14.00 - 15.00

Statistics, Practical Session: Practical Session: Case study of
Probabilities and Software training Introduction risk/reliability
Mathematics for Session on RBDs/ to MCS and and criticality
Risk Analysis FTA) Stochastic assessment
Modelling

Break

15.15 - 16.15 15.15 - 16.15 15.15 - 16.15 15.15 - 16.15 15.15 - 16.15
Practical Session: Practical Session: Practical Session: Case study of Revision / Course
Basic Statistics, Software training Introduction risk/reliability close
FMEA/HAZOP Session on RBDs/ to MCS and and criticality
FTA Stochastic assessment
Modelling

Break

16.30 - 18.30 16.30 - 18.30 16.30 - 18.30 16.30 - 18.30

Reflection and Reflection and Reflection and Reflection and
self-study self-study self-study self-study

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Speakers

• Dr Athanasios Kolios – Senior Lecturer in Risk Management and Reliability Engineering

• Dr Iraklis Lazakis – Senior Lecturer in Reliability and Asset Management
• Dr Mahmood Shafiee – Lecturer in Engineering Risk Analysis

Dr Athanasios Kolios
Dr Athanasios Kolios (Dip Eng, MSc, PhD, MBA, PGCAP, CEng MIMechE, FHEA) is a Senior Lecturer
in Risk Management and Reliability Engineering and Director of the Energy Doctoral Training
Programme at Cranfield University. His research expertise includes the reliability analysis using
non-intrusive stochastic expansions, risk-based design, analysis and operational management of
offshore/marine structures, and integrity assessment of ageing structures. He has a track record
in research council, industry sponsored and consultancy projects related to his area of expertise.
Dr Kolios has chaired sessions focusing on operational management of complex systems, has
authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and acts as a reviewer for
key journals. He currently lectures on the topics of Risk and Reliability Engineering and Engineering
Stress Analysis. Dr Kolios is a Chartered Engineering of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(CEng MIMechE) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Dr Iraklis Lazakis
Dr Iraklis Lazakis is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine
Engineering (NAOME) of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. On top of working in academia for
the last 9 years, Dr Lazakis has 10 years of industrial experience with regards to operations of ships
involving inspections, maintenance and repairs. Among others, he has attended and supervised
a number of surveys and dry-dockings of different ship types worldwide. He has developed his
expertise of risk, reliability and criticality based maintenance of ships in order to improve shipping
safety and reliability, criticality assessment and asset management. He has also led, participated
and contributed in industry, UK and EU funded research related projects in the fields of inspection,
condition monitoring, maintenance, reliability and risk analysis currently leading INCASS EC FP7
project among others.

Dr Mahmood Shafiee
Dr Mahmood Shafiee is a specialist in the area of Industrial and Systems Engineering and presently
is a Lecturer in Engineering Risk Analysis at Cranfield University, UK. His expertise is in the fields
of Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Optimisation, Inspection Planning, Residual Life Prediction
& Extension, Structural Health Assessment, Aging and Degradation Modelling, Probabilistic Risk
Analysis, Risk-based Integrity, Decision Making under Uncertainty, Infrastructure Asset Management,
Warranty & Service Reliability, and Maintenance Logistics. He has more than ten years of experience
in the area of Risk, Reliability and Maintenance Engineering within the Oil and Gas Energy,
Renewable Wind Energy, Railway Transport, Manufacturing and the Finance Industry Sectors. He has
published around fifty papers in top tier journals, has been plenary speaker and program committee
member of over twenty international workshops and conferences.

For further information about the course:

T: +44 (0) 1234 754631
E: a.kolios@cranfield.ac.uk

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Key information

Fees Location and travel details

£1,850
The course fee includes refreshments and lunch
during the day.
10% discount applies if booked 8 weeks in
advance.
10% discount for 3rd and subsequent delegates
from the same company/site.
Discounts can be combined.
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of
the UK – within the innovation triangle between
London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from
the M1, excellent main line rail service as well
as proximity to key international airports. Set in
rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural
landscape complemented by thriving towns and
picturesque villages.

Accommodation • Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions

This course is non-residential. If accommodation
is required, please make your own
arrangements at Mitchell Hall or nearby hotel.
More information can be found at:
www.mitchellhall.info
13 and 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free
parking on campus.
• Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
• Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50
miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).

Peterborough

A1(M)

Cambridge
Bedford

Milton
Keynes Cranfield

Luton Stansted
M1 M11

M25

London
M4
Heathrow
M20

M25
Gatwick M23

To book now, contact:

E: professionaldevelopment@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 754189
W: www.cranfield.ac.uk

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