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SEISMIC UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS

Massimo LATOUR SEISMIC UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS

0622100077
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1RIABILITAZIONE STRUTTURALE DEGLI EDIFICI IN MURATURA
660LESSONS
2MIGLIORAMENTO E ADEGUAMENTO SISMICO DELLE STRUTTURE IN C.A.
660LESSONS
GIANVITTORIO RIZZANO1 T Curriculum
MASSIMO LATOUR1 Curriculum
ENZO MARTINELLI2 Curriculum
Objectives
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED.
LEARN THE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT ACT IN THE PHASES OF THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATION AND SEISMIC ADJUSTMENT OF EXISTING MASONRY BUILDINGS PROVIDING ADEQUATE EXPERTISE IN THE ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS AND IN THE DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENT AND SEISMIC ADJUSTMENT INTERVENTIONS.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE ITALIAN REGULATIONS RELATING TO MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES UP TO THE EUROCODES, OF THE STRUCTURES' INVESTIGATION AND MONITORING TECHNIQUES, OF THE CAUSES OF THE INSTITUTION AND THE CORRESPONDING CRACKS PATTERN, OF THE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE AND INTERVENTIONS DESIGN.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
KNOWING HOW TO ANALYZE THE CRACKS PATTERN OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, CHECK MASONRY PANELS CONSIDERING INPLANE AND OUTPLANE ACTIONS, MODEL THE WHOLE BUILDING AND DESIGN THE CONSOLIDATION WORK.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
KNOWING HOW TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE RESULTS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, CHECKING THE CORRECTNESS OF THE ANALYSIS THROUGH ELEMENTARY MODELS.
COMMUNICATION SKILL
KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP AND ORALLY EXPOSE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE CRACKS PATTERN, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MASONRY PANELS, THE STRUCTURAL MODELING AND THE DIFFERENT INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES.
LEARNING SKILLS
KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO STRUCTURAL SITUATIONS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXAMINED DURING THE COURSE FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND STRUCTURAL TYPES.

MODULE 2: SEISMIC ASSESSMENT AND UPGRADING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED.
UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS AND ACQUIRING THE OPERATING METHODS FOR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND DESIGN OF SEISMIC UPGRADING/RETROFITING INTERVENTIONS MAINLY THROUGH "TRADITIONAL" TECHNIQUES.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE ITALIAN LEGISLATIONS AND EUROCODES RELATED TO REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, KNOWLEDGE OF INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTICS TECHNIQUES, CAUSES OF THE STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES, MODELING AND ANALYSIS APPROACHES FOR STRUCTURES AND DESIGN OF THE INTERVENTATIONS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
KNOWING HOW TO ANALYZE DAMAGE IN EXISTING R.C. BUILDINGS, CHECKING STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, MODELING THE WHOLE BUILDING AND DESIGNING CONSOLIDATION WORK.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
KNOWING HOW TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE RESULTS OF STRUCTURAL (LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR) ANALYSIS, BEING ABLE TO CHECK THEIR CORRECTNESS THROUGH THE USE OF SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION MODELS.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN GROUPS AND ORALLY EXPOSE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF R.C. STRUCTURES, PRE-INTERVENTION AND POST-INTERVENTION, AND ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO DISCUSS THE DESIGN CHOICES RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT/ADAPTATION INTERVENTIONS.
LEARNING SKILLS
KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CASES OTHER THAN THE ONES EXAMINED DURING THE COURSE IN RESPECT OF MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS, STRUCTURAL TYPES, SEISMIC HAZARD SCENARIOS AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
Prerequisites
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE TEACHING GOALS, THE MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE OF RIGID AND DEFORMABLE SOLIDS ARE REQUIRED.IN ADDITION, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS ARE ALSO NECESSARY.
IN PARTICULAR, FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE FIVE-YEAR DEGREE COURSE IN BUILDING-ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING, A PREREQUISITE IS THE COURSE OF "TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI".

MODULE 2: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES. IN PARTICULAR, THE COURSE OF STRUCTURAL MECHANICS IS REQUIRED AS PREPARATORY.

Contents
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

1.INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE (THEORY HOURS. 2).
PHASES OF THE STRUCTURAL CONSOLIDATION PROCESS; TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS; ANALYSIS OF THE CODE EVOLUTION.
2. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MASONRY (THEORY HOURS. 5; EXERCISES HOURS 1)
THE MAIN CODE PROVISIONS ON MASONRY BUILDINGS, PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIALS COMPOSING THE MASONRY WALL: NATURAL STONE, ARTIFICIAL ELEMENTS, MORTAR; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MASONRY WALL AS WHOLE; CHECKS IN WORKSHOP, IN QUARRY AND IN BUILDING SITE ON MATERIALS AND WALLS.
3. MASONRY BUILDINGS - VERTICAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS(THEORY HOURS. 8; EXERCISES HOURS 6):
BEHAVIOR OF MASONRY WALL UNDER OUT-OF-PLANE ACTIONS: CHECKING WITH AND WITHOUT A BUCKLING SECOND ORDER EFFECTS AND STABILITY CURVE; BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY WALLS UNDER IN-PLANE ACTIONS; SEISMIC ACTIONS AND SIMPLIFIED ANALYSIS METHODS: POR, PORFLEX AND SPANDRELS METHOD. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIMPLIFIED PUSHOVER CURVE OF A MULTI-STOREY MASONRY WALL.
4. MASONRY BUILDINGS - HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS(THEORY HOURS. 5; EXERCISES HOURS 2):
TYPOLOGIES AND STATIC BEHAVIOR OF ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES.
5. MASONRY BUILDINGS - ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF STRUCTURAL PATHOLOGIES (THEORY HOURS. 6; EXERCISES HOURS 1): CRACK OF ELEMENTARY PRISMS; CURVES OF THE IDEAL STRESSES AND OF THE MAXIMUM STRESSES; CRECK PATTERN OF MASONRY WALL UNDER DIFFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, UNDER VERTICAL LOADS, UNDER SEISMIC ACTIONS; CRECK PATTERN OF ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES.
6. MASONRY BUILDINGS - INVESTIGATION METHODS AND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CRACK PATTERN (THEORY HOURS. 3; LABORATORY HOURS 3). DESTRUCTIVE AND NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN LABORATORY AND IN SITU; METHODS FOR MONITORING.
7. MASONRY BUILDINGS - METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL CONSOLIDATION (THEORY HOURS. 10; EXERCISES HOURS 8):
GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE CONSOLIDATION TECHNIQUES: PASSIVE, ACTIVE AND SUBSTITUTE CONSOLIDATION TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS, DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS: FOUNDATIONS, MASONRY PANELS, HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS, ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES; INNOVATIVE MATERIALS.


MODULE 2: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

1. DEFINITION OF THE "KNOWLEDGE LEVELS" FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES: REGULATORY FORMULATION AND INSPECTION METHODS (5 H).
2. REVIEW OF DESIGN METHODS BASED ON LAST CENTURY REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES. THE "SIMULATED PROJECT" AS A METHODOLOGY FOR DEFINING CONSTRUCTION DETAILS (10 H).
3. FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PERFORMANCE APPROACH TO THE SEISMIC EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES. CAPACITY MODELS FOR EVALUATING THE DUCTILE AND BRITTLE BEHAVIOR OF EXISTING ELEMENTS: BEAMS, COLUMNS, JOINTS (10 H)
4. MODELING AND ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES (LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR) FOR THE SEISMIC EVALUATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES. (10H)
5. METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE SEISMIC CAPACITY AND THE DETERMINATION OF SYNTHETIC SAFETY INDEXES. (5 HOURS)
6. INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN ASPECTS OF POSSIBLE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: LOCAL INTERVENTIONS ("MEMBER-LEVEL TECHNIQUES"), GLOBAL INTERVENTIONS ("STRUCTURE-LEVEL TECHNIQUES"), MIXED INTERVENTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CHOICE OF INTERVENTION IN TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC TERMS. (20H)
THE TIMES FORESEEN FOR THE VARIOUS SECTIONS ARE INDICATIVE AND ALSO INCLUDE THE EXERCISES AIMED AT CARRYING OUT A DESIGN WORK CONCERNING THE ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT/ADAPTATION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING.
Teaching Methods
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

TEACHING INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF 60 HOURS OF LECTURES CORRESPONDING TO 6 CFU. IN PARTICULAR, TEACHING IS DEVELOPED BY MEANS OF LESSONS ON THEORY (ABOUT 73% - 4.5 CFU), EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM (ABOUT 22% - 1.2 CFU) AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES IN LABORATORY (ABOUT 5% - 0.3 CFU). THE EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM CONSIST ON THE APPLICATION OF THE STUDIED TOPICS AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL CASES REGARDING THE CHECK AND SEISMIC REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING MASONRY BUILDING.
ATTENDANCE AT COURSES IS NOT COMPULSORY.

MODULE 2: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

THE MODULE IS BASED ON BOTH THEORETICAL LECTURES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. WORKED EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED TO APPLY THE THEORIES TO CASES OF PRACTICAL RELEVANCE.
5 ECTS CREDITS ARE CONSTITUTED BY THEORY AND 1 ECTS CREDITS BY PRACTICAL EXERCITATIONS. ATTENDENCY IS NOT COMPULSORY.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE GOALS WILL BE VERIFIED BY MEANS OF AN ORAL EXAM WHICH CONSISTS ON:
A) DISCUSSION OF THE EXERCISES WORKED OUT BY THE STUDENT DURING THE COURSE;
B) DISCUSSION OF TOPICS COVERED IN THE LESSONS.
THE DURATION OF THE ORAL EXAM IS, APPROXIMATELY, 45 MINS.
FOR THE EXCELLENCE THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED:
QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION, CONSIDERING THE USE OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE
CAPACITY TO CORRELATE THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND ALSO WITH THOSE OF THE OTHER DISCIPLINES
CAPACITY OF JUDGEMENT
Texts
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

G. RIZZANO, RIABILITAZIONE STRUTTURALE - PARTE 1: ANALISI E VERIFICA DEGLI EDIFICI IN MURATURA ORDINARIA, CUES, COOPERATIVA UNIVERSITARIA EDITRICE STUDI, 2012;
G. RIZZANO, RIABILITAZIONE STRUTTURALE - PARTE 2: INDAGINI, ANALISI DEI DISSESTI E TECNICHE DI INTERVENTO SUGLI EDIFICI IN MURATURA ORDINARIA CUES, COOPERATIVA UNIVERSITARIA EDITRICE STUDI, 2012;
T.P. TASSIOS, MECCANICA DELLE MURATURE, LIGUORI EDITORE, 1988;
S. MASTRODICASA, DISSESTI STATICI DELLE STRUTTURE EDILIZIE, HOEPLI, MILANO, 1993;
G. CROCI, PROGETTAZIONE STRUTTURALE E CONSOLIDAMENTO DELLE COSTRUZIONI, HOEPLI, MILANO, 1981;
A. GIUFFRÈ, LETTURE SULLA MECCANICA DELLE MURATURA STORICHE, EDIZIONE KAPPA, ROMA, 1991;
J. HEYMANN, THE STONE SKELETON, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1995

MODULE 2: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

1.FIB BULLETIN 24. SEISMIC ASSESSMENT AND RETROFIT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS;
2. GHERSI A, LENZA P. (2022) EDIFICI ESISTENTI IN CEMENTO ARMATO, DARIO FLACCOVIO EDITORE.
3. LECTURE NOTES.
More Information
MODULE 1: STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS

TEACHING LANGUAGE: ITALIAN.
LOCATION AND TIME: THE COURSE IS OFFERED AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING. THE SCHEDULING OF THE LESSON AND THE CLASSROOMS ARE PROVIDED ON FACULTY SITE (HTTP :/ / WWW.INGEGNERIA.UNISA.IT /).

MODULE 2: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

FURTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITE:
HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/ENZO.MARTINELLI
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