DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 2

The contents of the course are listed below:
• General overview of classification of actions on buildings;
• Preliminary concepts of civil engineering seismology and methods of measurement of seismic motion;
• Basic representation of the seismic action, spectral response analysis and lateral force method of analysis;
• Ductility, criteria for structural regularity and behaviour factors;
• Mechanical characterization of masonry;
• Characteristics of earthquake resistant buildings and basic principles of conceptual design of masonry structures;
• Combination of the effects of the components of the seismic action and combination of the seismic action with other actions;
• Redistribution of action effects between masonry seismic walls as a function of the diaphragm behaviour;
• In-plane and out of-plane failure mechanisms in masonry buildings: theory and applications;
• Performance requirements and compliance criteria;
• Design criteria and construction rules for unreinforced masonry buildings: theory and applications;
• Rules for “simple masonry buildings”