Teaching Activities

The main objective of the course is to familiarize Structural Engineers with the various seismic isolation and dissipation systems that have demonstrated considerable potential through analytical studies, experimental testing and actual structural implementation. The discussion will focus on passive energy dissipation systems and base isolation systems. 

Course contents:

• Review of seismic design philosophies and analysis methods.

• Energy concepts in earthquake engineering. 

• Basic concepts of structures with passive energy dissipating systems.

• Metallic and friction (hysteretic) dampers.

• Viscous and viscoelastic dampers.

• The ASCE 7-22 design provisions for structures with passive energy dissipating systems.

• Theory of linear seismically isolated systems. 

• Seismic isolation systems.

• The ASCE 7-22 design provisions for seismically isolated buildings.

• The AASHTO design guide specifications for seismically isolated bridges.

• Tuned mass dampers.

• Self-centering systems.

The syllabus of the course is available at the following link: Course Syllabus

Please contact Prof. André Filiatrault at andre.filiatrault@iusspavia.it for more information.

The main objective of the course is to familiarize structural engineers with current knowledge on the seismic design and analysis of nonstructural building components. At the end of the course, structural engineers should be able to:

• Classify the various types of nonstructural building components and understand their performance during recent earthquakes;

• Conduct seismic analysis of nonstructural building components by the direct and cascading methods;

• Understand and apply correctly current regulations and guidelines for the seismic design and specifications of nonstructural building components in North America and Europe including the seismic qualification requirements for important nonstructural building components that have been introduced recently in building codes;

• Conduct seismic qualification of nonstructural building components by testing, analysis or experience database according to recent building code requirements; and

• Be familiar with the seismic performance and fragility of specific nonstructural building components and systems through the review of research case studies.

The syllabus of the course is available at the following link: Course Syllabus

Please contact Prof. André Filiatrault at andre.filiatrault@iusspavia.it for more information.