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Seismic loads of structures

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0913/02
Abbreviation SZSO
Course title Seismic loads of structures
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Kaláb, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The course focuses on the evaluation findings of the seismic load of buildings in the Czech Republic. For the assessment of seismic loads earthquakes is used Eurocode EN 1998, to assess the technical vibration load is used standard CSN 73 0040th The goal is to be able to determine the seismic load objects.

Literature

Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance

Advised literature

Villaverde, R. (2009): Fundamental Concept of Earthquake Engineering. CRC Press, 949 p.
Towhaka, I. (2008): Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Springer, 684 p.