Program
08:30 Registration
09:00 Design principles
• Introduction
• State of seismic codification and new perspectives
• The Abruzzo Earthquake on 6th April 2009
• The Emilia Earthquakes on May-June 2012
09:30 Calculation of seismic actions according to Eurocode 8
• Safety factors and load combinations
• Control of capacity
• Effect of soil types
• Calculation of natural periods (tools and methods)
• Seismic spectra
• Shear force at ground level
• Distribution of forces in building
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Steel Structure Design in Eurocode 8
• Seismic design criteria for steel structures
• Detailing rules for dissipative structures
• Detailing rules for Moment Resisting Frames (MRF)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Steel Structure Design in Eurocode 8 (cont.)
• Detailing rules for Concentric Braced Frames (CBF)
• Detailing rules for Eccentric Braced Frames (EBF)
• Concluding remarks
14:00 Worked examples / Case studies
Multi-storey buildings with MRFs
Multi-storey buildings with CBFs
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Practical tips in design of buildings in DCM in Italy
15:30 Case studies
Design of steel buildings in Norway
By Francesca rodella, Structural Engineer, Mulitconsult
16:30
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