Universit degli Studi

di Pavia
Short Course on
SUPPLEMENTAL DAMPING
AND SEISMIC ISOLATION
FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
Pavia, 16-20 April 2007
Euioii a x Scuooi
ioi Aovaxcio Sruoiis
i x R i o u c r i o x
o i S i i s x i c R i s x
Grafica Cardano - Pavia Italy
c/o EUCENTRE
Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
Tel/Fax: +39-0382-516933
E-mail: secretariat@roseschool.it
Web-site: www.roseschool.it
The European Commission has approved and financed an Erasmus
Mundus Masters on Earthquake Engineering and Engineering
Seismology (MEEES), coordinated by the ROSE School and
featuring also the participation of the University of Grenoble Joseph
Fourier (France), the University of Patras (Greece) and the Imperial
College of London (UK), as project partners, as well as of Joint
Research Centre (Ispra, Italy) and the Italian Institute for Geophysics
and Vulcanology (Italy) as satellite participants. Within the
framework of this prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme, which
aims to enhance quality in European higher education and to
promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with third
countries, a relatively large number of scholarships are available for
both non-European as well as European students. Interested
applicants are invited to visit the MEEES website (www.meees.org)
for detailed information and instructions on financial conditions and
application procedures.
In addition to ROSE School students, a maximum of 20 external
participants may be accepted to the course, under the payment of a
500 fee. Special financial conditions are, however, in place for
University researchers or students, to whom a fee of not more than
300 is requested.
Those wishing to attend the Course should contact the ROSE School
Secretariat.
ROSE SCHOOL
European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk
THE SHORT COURSES AT ROSE
In addition to its masters and doctorate teaching programmes, the European
School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk (ROSE) organises
also a number of short courses, within its general aim of providing
advanced training in the field of earthquake engineering. These short
courses are characterised by their brief duration (1-2 weeks), with respect
to the traditional modules taught at the School (4-5 weeks), and feature a
focus on relatively specific structural/seismic engineering topics (ranging
from basic to advanced issues). The short courses are oriented towards MSc
and PhD students, as a complement to their graduate education, and
towards research engineers, designers and practitioners working in the field
of structural and earthquake engineering, as an opportunity to expand and
update their professional knowledge.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
The main objective of the course is to introduce structural engineers to the
basic principles of passive supplemental damping and seismic isolation
systems and to their implementation into real structures.
An introduction on the basic earthquake engineering principles and energy
formulation needed to understand the impact of different supplemental
damping and isolation techniques on the performance of structures is first
provided.
The focus is then set on theoretical and applied knowledge on various
supplemental damping and seismic isolation systems that have
demonstrated potential at raising the performance of buildings and bridges
under earthquake ground motions while keeping construction costs
reasonable.
For each of the supplemental damping and base isolation systems such as
hysteretic dampers, viscous and visco-elastic dampers, self-centering
systems, tuned-mass dampers, elastomeric, lead-rubber, metallic and sliding
bearings, the physical behaviour, analytical modelling, experimental
investigations and practical implementations are presented.
Design strategies and methods are also presented for each of the
supplemental damping and seismic isolation systems. Finally, two sample
projects are described: the seismic isolation of a complex new structure and
the retrofit of an existing steel moment-resisting steel frame using various
passive supplemental damping devices.
The course is fully organised by Dr C. Christopoulos, from the University
of Toronto, Canada, who will be responsible for all lecturing activities. In
addition, it is also noted that a textbook recently published by the IUSS Press
("Principles of Passive Supplemental Damping and Seismic Isolation," by C.
Christopoulos and A. Filiatrault) covers the material that will be taught during
this course, and is available from the IUSS Press website (www.iusspress.it).
COURSE SCHEDULE
Monday 16
9.00-10.30 Introduction to Passive Supplemental Damping
and Seismic Isolation Systems
10.30-12.30 Basic Seismic Design Methodologies
and Analysis Methods
14.30-16.30 Energy Concepts in Earthquake Engineering: Theory
16.30-17.30 Energy Concepts: Examples
Tuesday 17
9.0010.30 General Guidelines for the Design of Structures Incorporating
Damping Devices and Isolation Systems
10.3012.30 Hysteretic Dampers: Metallic and Friction
14.3016.00 Design of Structures incorporating Hysteretic Dampers I
16.0017.30 Design of Structures incorporating Hysteretic Dampers II
Wednesday 18
9.0010.30 Viscous and Viscoelastic Dampers,
10.3012.30 Design of Structures incorporating Viscous
and Viscoelastic Dampers
14.3016.00 Dynamics of Self-Centering Systems
16.0017.30 Self-Centering Systems
Thursday 19
9.0010.30 Theory and Design of Tuned-Mass Dampers
10.3012.30 Basic Concepts of Seismic Isolation I
14.3016.00 Basic Concepts of Seismic Isolation II
16.0017.30 Seismic Isolation Systems
Friday 20
9.0010.30 Example of the Seismic Isolation Design of a complex
new Temple Structure
10.3012.30 Retrofit of an Existing Steel Frame
with Supplemental Damping Devices I
14.3016.00 Retrofit of an Existing Steel Frame
with Supplemental Damping Devices II
16.0017.30 Retrofit of an Existing Steel Frame
with Supplemental Damping Devices III