Seismic Engineeering

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Department of Mechanics

Synopsis:

Basic principles of design of earthquake resistant structures. Methods of calculating the response of structures to earthquake loads according to Eurocode 8.

Requirements:

132DY01

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Fundamentals of seismic engineering

2. Fundamentals of seismic engineering

3. Calculation of seismic response

4. Response spectrum

5. Modal analysis using response spectrum

6. Calculation method using transverse forces

7. Ductility of structures

8. Direct integration of equations of motion

9. EC8 - Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures

10. Design Principles

11. EC8 ductility factor

12. Modal analysis using response spectrum - symmetrical multi-storey building - example

13. Pushover method

Syllabus of tutorials:

The exercises are related to the lectures.

Student presentations - basic information about a significant earthquake in the past.

Study Objective:

Students will learn the basic principles of designing earthquake-resistant structures and methods of calculating the response of structures to earthquake loads according to Eurocode 8.

Study materials:

Chopra, A.K.: Dynamics of Structures, Pearson, 2017.

Máca J.: Seizmické inženýrství, ČVUT v Praze, 2021, https://mech.fsv.cvut.cz/web/

ČSN EN 1998 (EC8) Navrhování konstrukcí odolných proti zemětřesení

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Inženýrské konstrukce (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Dopravní stavby a geotechnika (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství - pozemní stavby, specializace Projektování pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství - pozemní stavby, specializace Statika pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)