Soil Dynamics in Seismic Engineering

Code:

PRODEC043

Acronym:

DSES

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Geotechnics

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	1	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To characterize the dynamic properties of soils.

Learning outcomes and competences

To characterize the seismic action. To know and apply methods of seismic analysis of the ground and its interaction with the structures. To assess the risk of soil liquefaction.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Theory of vibrations, oscillator with one degree of freedom; free and forced vibrations with and without damping; oscillator with multiple degrees of freedom; modal analysis; response and power spectrum. Fundamentals of earthquake engineering, definition of seismic action; accelerograms, response and power spectrum, and modified artificial earthquakes; influence of local conditions; seismic hazard maps; definition of earthquake design. Dynamic properties of soils, laboratory and field tests. Dynamic response of the ground; horizontal layers of soil; viscoelastic continuum models, simplified nonlinear models, discrete models; note on soil-structure interaction, Soil liquefaction, history of accidents, assessment of the potential for liquefaction; prediction of settlements in saturated sands ; models for the study of liquefaction.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

The study and application of seismic methods allows to achieve the defined objectives, particularly with regard to the characterization of soil and seismic action, the ground behavior, the assessment of the risk of soil liquefaction and the interaction of the ground with the structures.

 

Mandatory literature

Steven L. Kramer (1996); Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, ISBN: 0-13-374943-6, Prentice Hall.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching involves sessions with theoretical presentations and discussions. The student grading will be based on a report assignment and a written exam.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The report assignment and the discussion of the UC contents allows for an efficient learning experience at this education level.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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