THEORY OF BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC AREAS

Ingegneria Edile-Architettura THEORY OF BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC AREAS

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
BUILDING ENGINEERING - ARCHITECTURE
2020/2021

YEAR OF COURSE 5
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
ANNUALE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS AND SKILLS TO ACQUIRE:
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORY AND DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND STEEL BUILDINGS IN THE SEISMIC ZONE. LEARN THE THEORETICAL BASES FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC ZONES. DEVELOP INDEPENDENTLY, ALSO BY THE USE OF NUMERICAL EXAMPLES, USEFUL EXERCISES FOR THE DRAFTING OF AN ELABORATE DESIGN. ACQUIRE SKILLS TO DEVELOP AND ANALYZE SPATIAL STRUCTURE MODELLING DYNAMIC RESPONSE UNDER SEISMIC ACTIONS; ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO VERIFY STRUCTURES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS:
KNOW THE MAIN RULES OF DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES IN SEISMIC ZONE. KNOW METHODS FOR EQUIVALENT STATIC ANALYSIS AND FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES IN SEISMIC ZONE. BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGNING SEISMO-RESISTANT STRUCTURES AND FRAMING IT IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY CONTEXT.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
KNOWING HOW TO DESIGN AND ANALYZE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS, EVEN COMPLEX ONES, FOR MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC ZONE.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT:
KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR ANALYZING A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
KNOW HOW TO WORK IN GROUPS AND ORALLY EXPOSE THEMES RELATED TO ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN THE SEISMIC ZONE. KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE MOST MODERN GRAPHICAL TOOLS THE DESIGN SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED.

ABILITY TO LEARN:
KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE AND DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED THROUGH THE STUDY, IN COMPLETE AUTONOMY, ABOUT MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED.

Prerequisites
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE TEACHING GOAL, THE MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGES OF RIGID AND DEFORMABLE SOLID ARE REQUIRED
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE (THEORY HOURS. 5; EXERCISES HOURS 2): METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL SAFETY CHECK, LINEAR METHOD, SEMIPROBABILISTIC LIMIT STATES METHODS. BASIC ISSUES OF REINFORCED CONCRETE THEORY; CONCRETE AND STEEL PROPERTIES; SHRINKAGE AND FLUAGE; THE RELAXATION OF STEEL.

THEORY AND TECHNIQUE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTIONS IN NON-LINEAR FIELD (THEORY HOURS. 15; EXERCISES HOURS 10): SEMIPROBABILISTIC LIMIT STATES METHOD, DESIGN RESISTANCES AND DESIGN ACTIONS, LOADS COMBINATION.
ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES (SLU) AND SERVICEBILITY LIMIT STATES (SLE): INTRODUCTION.
S.L.U. FOR NORMAL STRESS: RECTANGULAR SECTION UNDER BENDING MOMENT AND UNDER AXIAL LOAD AND BENDING MOMENT; RESISTANCE DOMAINS; S.L.U. FOR SHEAR STRESS;
EXERCISE ACTIVITY: DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A CONCRETE-BRICK FLOOR.

THEORY AND TECHNIQUE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTIONS IN LINEAR FIELD (THEORY HOURS. 10; EXERCISES HOURS 7; LABORATORY HOURS 2): THE THEORY OF CALCULATION OF SECTIONS IN ELASTIC FIELD.
CALCULATION OF CONCRETE REINFORCED ELEMENTS.
SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATE: STRESS LIMITATION, DEFORMATION, CRACKING.
EXERCISE ACTIVITY: SERVICIABILITY LIMIT STATE VERIFICATION OF A CONCRETE-BRICK FLOOR.

ANALYSIS OF FRAME STRUCTURES (THEORY HOURS 20; EXERCISES HOURS 10): STRUCTURAL MODELS, ACTIONS. ANALYSIS OF 2-DIMENSIONAL ELASTIC FRAMES: FORCE METHOD AND DISPLACEMENT METHOD. RELAXATION METHODS. MATRIX ANALYSIS OF FRAME STRUCTURES.
EXERCISE ACTIVITY: DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME WITH REFERENCE TO ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES.

RIGID FOUNDATION BEAMS ON ELASTIC SOIL (THEORY HOURS. 5; EXERCISES HOURS 2): MODEL OF THE SOIL FOUNDATION; DIRECT FOUNDATION: PLINTH AND RIGID BEAMS.
CLASSIFICATION OF STEEL SECTIONS, STABILITY AND RESISTANCE CHECKS. EXERCISE ACTIVITY: DESIGN OF STEEL SHELTER
Teaching Methods
TEACHING IS DEVELOPED BY MEANS OF LESSONS ON THEORY, EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES IN LABORATORY. THE EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM CONSIST ON THE APPLICATION OF THE STUDIED TOPICS AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PROJECTS: CONCRETE-BRICK FLOOR, CONCRETE REINFORCED FRAME WITH TWO SPAN AND TWO STOREY, A STEEL SHELTER.
Verification of learning

THE FINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COURSE IS DONE VIA AN ORAL EXAM. TO PASS THE EXAM, THE STUDENT SHOULD DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND TO BE ABLE OF APPLYING THE MAIN TOPICS WHICH ARE PART OF THE PROGRAMME. THE FINAL MARK, WHICH IS EXPRESSED IN 30TH, DEPENDS UPON THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT AND THE CLARITY OF HIS ANSWERS DURING THE EXAMS.
Texts
C. FAELLA, ARGOMENTI DI TEORIA E TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI – COSTRUZIONI IN CALCESTRUZZO ARMATO NORMALE E PRECOMPRESSO, VOL. 1A-1B, CUES
C. FAELLA, ARGOMENTI DI TEORIA E TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI – ANALISI DI STRUTTURE INTELAIATE, VOL. 2, CUES
E. COSENZA, G. MANFREDI, M. PECCE, STRUTTURE IN CEMENTO ARMATO, HOEPLI EDITORE
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