Education

Name of Lecture

Syllabus

A variety of seismic response modification technologies are effectively used to mitigate damage of urban infrastructures during a significant earthquake. Isolation of underground structures from the surrounding soft soils is often used to mitigate the response. Various damper technologies are used in not only standard bridges but also long-span bridges. Pocking isolation is attracting increased interest. Emphasis of the lecture will be places on the seismic design of transportation facilities including bridges and underground structures in soft soil deposits.

1. Demand of seismic response modification based on past damage
2. Response modification using viscous damper
3. Period shift in using seismic isolation
4. Effect of inelastic response of columns in seismic isolation
5. Effective of poundings
6. Design practice of isolator and dampers
7. Design practice of seismic isolation
8. Implementation of seismic isolation
9. Technical development in seismic isolation
10. Seismic response modification of superstructures
11. Rocking isolation
12. Application of seismic isolation to seismic retrofit
13. Isolation to underground structures

Report and Examination

Original texts are provided by the lecturer. They can be downloaded from HP.

Require basic knowledge on structural analysis and dynamics of structures.