Assessment of seismic vulnerability of classes of buildings: force‐based and displacement‐based methodologies. Typical response of individual buildings: capacity design concepts, analysis of well designed buildings. Typical response of existing buildings: problems in analysis, damage and safety evaluation. Strength, deformation and dissipation capacity of elements and joints: flexural and shear problems, beam‐column joints, infill panels. Assessment of global response: expected damage and failure modes, global strength, deformation and dissipation capacity, displacement based assessment methods. Strengthening of reinforced concrete buildings: modification of element and global response, redesign, safety re‐evaluation.
Assessment and Strengthening of Structures
- Institution:
- ROSE School
- Specialisation:
- EE
- Term:
- Spring 2011
- Teacher(s):
- PINHO RUI
- Credits:
- 6
- Date (from - to):
- 07/02/2011 – 04/03/2011
Suggested readings:
- FEMA 273: NEHRP Guidelines for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington DC.
- Paulay T. and M. J. N. Priestley, (1992): Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buidings, John Wiley and Sons.