MODULE TITLE: Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures

STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE: Dr Mihail Petkovski LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

MODULE CODE: CIV 6440 SEMESTER: Spring CREDIT: 10

1. Understand the principles of the seismic design of structures: ductility based approach, code requirements, representation of the seismic action, methods of analysis, verification and detailing. 2. Carry out seismic design of a steel/concrete frame building in accordance with Eurocode 8, using the reference method: multi-modal, linear-elastic, design spectrum analysis and ultimate limit state verification. 3. Carry out non-linear time history earthquake response simulations using the designed structure and recorded earthquakes as seismic excitations. 4. Understand the mechanisms that govern the non-linear behaviour of buildings subjected to strong earthquakes: the relationship between the characteristics of the seismic motion (amplitude, duration and frequency content) and the characteristics of the structure (stiffness, mass, strength, ductility and energy dissipation). 5. Understand the basic principles of seismic design of bridges.

SYLLABUS Seismic design of buildings: general principles: i. general principles and code requirements for seismic design of structures ii. seismic action: design spectra and earthquake time history, iii. structural analysis: lateral force method, multi-modal design spectrum analysis, non-linear push-over analysis and non-linear time history analysis, iv. basic principles of conceptual design: choice of structural system and regularity criteria, choice of ductility class v. safety verifications: ultimate limit state and damage limitation verification. Seismic design of concrete buildings: i. structural types, behaviour factors and ductility classes; ii. capacity design rules, iii. safety verifications and detailing Nonlinear response of buildings to earthquake time histories i. plastic hinge formation, ii. energy dissipation, iii. floor response (interstorey drifts and storey shear forces), iv. element level response (ductility demand) v. analysis of the seismic response in frequency domain. Seismic design of bridges (introduction) i. basic code requirements and criteria, conceptual design ii. seismic action, iii. verification and detailing

LEARNING HOURS Lectures Tutorial Classes Project Classes Private Study Assessment Total 30 hours 5 hours 30 hours 32.5 hours 2.5 hours 100 hours

ASSIGNMENTS 1. 1. Design of multistorey concrete/steel building using multimodal design spectrum analysis (in accordance with Eurocode 8; including safety verifications): individual project. 2. 2. Non-linear seismic response simulations using the previously designed building and recorded earthquake time histories: assessment of seismic behaviour in terms of global structural response (energy balance, interstorey drifts, storey shear forces, plastic joint formation and response in frequency domain) and structural element response (hysteretic behaviour and ductility demand). ASSESSMENT Learning Outcomes Assessed 1, 2 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Item Individual Design Project Individual Design Project 2.5 hour Unseen Examination Formative Assessment: None

% Credit 20 20 60

Submission Date

Reason for assessment choice: Individual design projects (1+2) will be assessed on: (C) completeness and correctness of applied procedure: for 100% all required calculations have to completed by following the correct procedures (A) accuracy: for 100% the results at all stages of the projects have to be accurately calculated (P) presentation: projects will be marked for clarity of presentation; for 100% the results for each stage of the project have to be presented in detail (including tables, graphs/sketches and necessary explanations), in a form that will clearly show how the work has been conducted. The mark for each assignment (AM1, AM2) will be derived as an average of C and A and multiplied by P/100, for each assignment respectively. The exam will comprise a number of exam questions, each associated with a number of marks (total EM=100). The final mark will be calculated as 0.6*EM+0.2*AM1+0.2*AM2 (in %) HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS ADDRESSED

Define and discuss critically concepts of safety, risk, risk source. Explain that there are limits to what we know and what that may imply for safety. Explain the interdisciplinary nature of safety. Define and discuss critically natural and man-made risk sources. Discuss critically the balance between risk and benefit. Safe arrangement of building elements within a frame. Stability and robustness of building structures.

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RECOMMENDED READING (A-Core Text, B-Secondary Text, C-Peripheral Reading) CEN (2005) BS EN 1998 -2: 2005: Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance Part 2: Bridges, European Committee for Standardization. ISBN: 0580469670 CEN (2004) BS EN 1998 -1: 2004: Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings, European Committee for Standardization. ISBN: 0580458725 Naeim F (2001) The Seismic design handbook, 2nd edition, Kluwer Academic,. ISBN: 0792373014 Booth E (2006) Earthquake design practice for buildings, 2nd edition, Thomas Telford,. ISBN: 0727729470 Paulay T and Pristley MJN (1992) Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings, John Wiley & Sons,. ISBN: 0471549150 Mazzolani F.M. and Piluso V. (1996) Theory and design of seismic resistant steel frames, Spon, London,. ISBN: 041918760X