Stress-strain behaviour and strength of cyclically loaded soils; Field and laboratory testing procedures for measurement of dynamic soil properties; Introduction to seismology; Ground motion parameters: measurement and relationships; Attenuation laws and seismic hazard; Seismic Codes and design parameters; Methods for local seismic response, liquefaction and slope stability analyses; Seismic microzoning criteria
Crespellani T., Facciorusso J. (2010) - Dinamica dei terreni per le applicazioni sismiche - Flaccovio; Kramer S. L. (1996) - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - Prentice Hall; Lanzo G., Silvestri, F. (1999) - Risposta sismica locale - Hevelius Ed.; Mancuso C. (1996) - Misure dinamiche in sito - Hevelius Ed.
Course program
1.Introduction to Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering; overview of the main practical applications of soil dynamics;
2.Modelling and analysis of stress-strain behaviour and strength of cyclically loaded soils at low, medium and high strain levels;
3.Relevant field and laboratory testing procedures for measurement of dynamic soil properties;
4.Introduction to seismology: origin of earthquakes and seismic wave velocities; ground motion parameters: measurement and relationships; attenuation laws and seismic hazard analyses;
5.Seismic building codes and design spectra;
6.Ground motion amplification and local seismic response analysis methods;
7.Seismic liquefaction in saturated sandy soils and evaluation of liquefaction hazard procedures;
8.Seismic slope stability and slope stability analyses in seismic conditions;
9.Seismic microzoning criteria for structural design and use planning.