Unit RETROFITTING OF STRUCTURES
- Course
- Civil engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A004668
- Curriculum
- Structural engineering
- Teacher
- Ilaria Venanzi
- Teachers
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- Ilaria Venanzi
- Antonella D'alessandro (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 40 ore - Ilaria Venanzi
- 32 ore (Codocenza) - Antonella D'alessandro
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ingegneria civile
- Academic discipline
- ICAR/09
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- The course provides the knowledge required to assess the safety of existing structures and to design strengthening interventions, with a specific focus on masonry and reinforced concrete buildings.
- Reference texts
- The teaching material consists of the instructor’s handouts, which will be provided in parallel with the progress of the lectures. Additional bibliographic references for further study will be indicated by the instructor as needed.
- Educational objectives
- Aim of the course is to provide knowledge on the type of damage, the analysis methods and the retrofitting techniques of existing strutures.
- Prerequisites
- In order to be able to understand and apply the majority of the techniques described within the course the following basic knowledge is mandatory: - elements of Rational Mechanics (vector calculus, dynamical equilibrium); - elements of Strength of Materials (strangth criteria, continuum mechanics); - elements of Design of Structures (design of reinforced concrete and steel structural elements).
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows: • Classroom lectures covering the topics of the syllabus; • In-class exercises (6–7 sessions) focusing on the more technical aspects of the syllabus.
- Learning verification modality
- The oral exam consists of a discussion, no longer than fortyfive minutes, aimed at evaluating: the level of knowledge on the topics of the course (first Dublin descriptor), the skill of applying design and verification methods for masonry structures, techniques for the assessment of existing structures and the retrofit intervention techniques (second Dublin descriptor), the ability of judgement of the choice of the best seismic analysis technique and of the best retrofitting intervention (third Dublin descriptor), the communication skill (forth Dublin descriptor).
- Extended program
- Characterization of bricks and mortar, mechanical properties of masonry, check of safety; Characterization of seismic action, damage due to earthquake, seismic analysis methods; Existing structures: codes provisions, levels of knowledge analysis and verification; Retrofitting techniques for foundations, masonry walls and columns, slabs, vaults and domes; Analysis and retrofitting of reinforced concrete structures.
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure