Earthquake Engineering 1 - Videocourse

Welcome to the Earthquake Engineering 1 - Videocourse.

Objectives

Student familiarization with the general principles of the course.

Prerequisites

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Syllabus

Elastic seismic response of single degree-of-freedom systems: Equation of motion – Free vibrations – Damping – Earthquake response – Response spectrum – Alternative representations of response spectra – Effects of foundation conditions on the seismic response. • Inelastic response of single-degree-of-freedom systems: Ductility – Behaviour factor – Overstrength – Relations qy-μ – Inelastic response spectrum – Design spectrum – Seismic design (force method). • Seismic response of multi degree-of-freedom systems: Modal spectrum analysis – Simplified lateral force method of analysis – Seismic response of continuous systems. • Basic issues of Eurocode 8. • Demonstration of the dynamic response of model structures.