Course IC4206 · Year III · Summer 2023-2024

Dynamic Analysis of Structures and Earthquake Engineering

Compulsory course in Architecture and town planning, taught by Diana Maria Duma.

This course page is from 2023-2024 and is archived.
See this course for the current academic year

Overview

Lecturer
Diana Maria Duma
Seminar tutor
Diana Maria Duma
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English, French
Domain
Civil Engineering
Field of study
Architecture and town planning
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Theoretical classes and Applications. A group project and/or an individual project. Computer-assisted dynamics analysis
Entry requirements
Dynamics, Structural Analysis, Matematics

Aims

The main aim of this course is to offer a fundamental understanding of the structural dynamics and earthquake concepts and techniques.

To teach the behavior of structures under dynamic and earthquake actions, the general knowledge required for design and analysis.

To better understand a structure through dynamic responses such as periods, modes and spectra values.

The student will have the required expertise to be able to carry out a computer-assisted dynamics analysis.

Course contents

1. Introduction to earthquake engineering 2. Single degree of freedom (SDOF) system 3. Structural response to earthquake 4. Multi degree of freedom systems 5. Methods of analysis of structure to seismic actions: time history analysis, response spectrum analysis, equivalent static force method 6. Performance based seismic design 7. Basic principles in earthquake resistant structural design 8. Analysis of non-linear structural response 9. Concrete structures behaviour under seismic loads 10. Steel structures, masonry and timber structuress under seismic loads 11. Failure mode control and earthquake resistant structural systems 12 Earthquake prevention methods through inovative systems 13 Strengthening of structures against earthquake 14. Applications: introduction to Romanian Norm P100/2006; Applications of structural dynamics to civil engineering

Learning outcomes

Understanding of basic principles and importance of structural dynamics and earthquake effects on structures. Learning and appling basic methods employed for analysis and design of structures in seismic regions.

Assessment

Written Final Exam: 60% Student performance during semester (comunication and involvement in laboratory activities and team projects): 40%

Recommended reading

"Eurocod 8: Proiectarea structurilor pentru rezistenţă la cutremur. Partea 1: Reguli generale, acţiuni seismice şi reguli pentru clădiri"
EC8
P100-1/2013. "Cod de proiectare seismică - Partea I - Prevederi de proiectare pentru clădiri".
P100-2013
Dinamica constructiilor si ingineriei seismice
Ifrim, M.
EDP, Bucuresti, 1985