The course continues the knowledge acquired during the study of the vibration effect of blasting works. This subject introduces graduates to the basic concepts and knowledge of the vibration field and the basic knowledge of seismology. An important area of seismic engineering is the seismic load of structures. The Eurocode 8 standard is used to assess this seismic load in Europe. In the national application annex for the Czech Republic, a new concept of a map of seismic zones is presented. The technical standard CSN 73 0040 is still used to evaluate the load by technical vibrations; e.g. International standard ISO 4866 is used in Europe.
Literature
Villaverde, R.: Fundamental Concept of Earthquake Engineering. CRC Press, 2009. Towhaka, I.: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Springer, 2008.
Advised literature
Shearer, P.M.: Introduction to Seismology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999.
Gibowicz S.J., Kijko A.: Introduction to Mining Seismology. Academic Press, 1994.