Study-unit GEOTECHNICAL WORKS IN SEISMIC AREAS
| Course name | Environmental engineering |
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| Study-unit Code | GP004438 |
| Curriculum | Difesa del suolo |
| Lecturer | Manuela Cecconi |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
| Supplied | 2022/23 |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria per l'ambiente e territorio |
| Sector | ICAR/07 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Vibratory motion. Single-Degree of Freedom Systems. Response Spectra. Dynamic soil properties. Soil damping. In situ investigations and laboratory tests. Stress-strain behaviour and strength of cyclically loaded soils. Ground response analysis. Seismic design og geotechnical systems upon seismic loads. Ultimate limit state analyses. Technical Codes. |
| Reference texts | 1. "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" di Kramer, 1996, Prentice Hall. 2. "Risposta sismica locale", di Lanzo, Silvestri, 1999, Hevelius Edizioni. 3. Lectures notes. |
| Educational objectives | The purpouse of this course is to introduce the Student to the concepts, theories and procedures guiding the seismic design of geotechnical systems. |
| Prerequisites | In order to fully understand the topics of this Course, Students have to know the basic concepts of Geotechnics. |
| Teaching methods | Face to face (4 hours per week) and practical training in class. Possible field trips. |
| Other information | Attending the lessons is optional but strongly advised. |
| Learning verification modality | Oral exam. The exam will take not more than 45 min. The exam is aimed at verifying: a) the level of knowledge; b) the ability of the Student to discuss possible design solutions relative to geotechnical works in seismic areas. |
| Extended program | Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Wave propagation. Vibratory motion. Single-Degree of Freedom System. Response Spectra. Dynamic soil properties. Soil damping. In situ investigations and laboratory tests. Stress-strain behaviour and strength upon cyclic/dynamic loading conditions. Ground response analysis. Local Site effects. Seismic design in geotechnical engineering. Earth retaining structures, slopes and foundations under seismic loads. Ultimate limit state design and verifications. |