The course aims not only at providing students with knowledge and tools for an accurate modelling of the nonlinear response of existing RC structures subjected to seismic action, but also at introducing the principal seismic assessment methods and retrofitting techniques used for this type of structures.
Course Prerequisites
The course foresees that students will have already successfully followed the courses on Structural Mechanics and Structural Engineering.
Teaching Methods
- Lectures - Project tutorials
Assessment Methods
- Presentation and submission of the project developed during the semester - Oral exam
Texts
Pinho R., Bianchi F., Nascimbene R. (2022) "Valutazione Sismica e Tecniche di Intervento per Edifici Esistenti in C.A.", 2nd Edition, Maggioli Editore, Italy.
Antoniou S. (2023) “Seismic Retrofit of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings”, Wiley.
M.A. Pisani., S. Cattaneo, T. D'Antino (2019) “Consolidamento delle strutture”, 3rd Edition, Hoepli.
Contents
The course is structured in six main parts, listed below. In addition, during the course the students will also be asked to undertake a design project in which an existing building will first need to be seismically assessed and then retrofitted through one or more proposed interventions. - Nonlinear behaviour of RC structures - Modelling challenges and details - Nonlinear dynamic analysis (time-history) - Nonlinear static analysis (pushover) - Seismic assessment of existing RC structures - Seismic retrofitting of existing RC structures
