Earthquake Engineering

Costruzioni in zona sismica

Teachers: Gianmarco de Felice Sara Fares

The course provides the basic tools for the design and safety verification of civil structures in earthquake prone regions. The program includes the methodologies for the engineering representation of the seismic action, the fundamentals of the seismic behaviour of buildings, the principles of design of earthquake-resistant structures. The characteristics of earthquake motions are illustrated starting from the fault rupture, the propagation of seismic waves, up to the local registration and the engineering representation of earthquake load, and seismic hazard. The basics of the dynamic response of SDOF and MDOF systems under earthquake motions are recalled. The basic principles of design with regards to structural typologies and regularity are presented and the methods for structural analysis are illustrated. The criteria of design and detailing of structural elements in reinforced concrete are finally presented.

Detailed program & exam modality

Program

Introduction to seismology: faults and propagation of seismic waves
Magnitude, macroseismic intensity, maps and seismic classification
Seismic response of single and multi-degree of freedom systems
Earthquake resistant buildings: structural typologies and design principles
Structural analysis: linear and non-linear methods
Multistorey reinforced concrete buildings
Design of reinforced concrete buildings
Retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete buildings

Exam modality

The exam requires the design of a multi-storey reinforced concrete building supplied with detailed drawings and computational report. The student has to deliver the project one week before the exam and discuss the project in the final oral exam.

References

Testi e normative fondamentali di riferimento

Testi di approfondimento

Lancellotta R., Calavera J., Fondazioni, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Castellani, A., Faccioli, E., Progetto antisismico degli edifici in c.a., Hoepli, 2008.
Faccioli E., Paolucci R. Elementi di Sismologia applicata all’Ingegneria. Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 2005.
Cosenza, E., Maddaloni, G., Magliulo, G., Pecce, M., Ramasco, R., Progetto Antisismico di Edifici in Cemento Armato, IUSS Press, 2007.
AICAP (a cura di), Progettazione sismica di edifici in c.a., guida all’uso dell’Eurocodice 2 con riferimento alle Norme Tecniche DM 14.1.2008, Voll. 1-2, 2008.
Parducci, A., Fondamenti di Ingegneria Sismica in 80 lezioni, Liguori Editore, 2011.Testi e normative fondamentali di riferimento

Teaching materials

Lezioni

Progetti guida

Exercises

Materiale per i progetti

Revisione dei progetti

Ogni venerdì dalle 11:00 alle 12:00

Consegne

Prima consegna: 02/11/2025
Seconda consegna: 23/12/2025
Consegna finale – Deadline: 7 giorni prima della data dell’appello di esame

News

Open access pubblication on computer-vision applications to structural health monitoring “Detecting Damage Evolution of Masonry Structures through Computer-Vision-Based Monitoring Methods”

Tecnica delle Costruzioni: risultati esame 08/09/2026

Tecnica delle Costruzioni: risultati esame 17/07/2026

Open Access Pubblication “Bayesian optimization-based calibration of 3D discrete element models from shake table test data”

Open access pubblication “Experimental investigations and analytical models on Composite Reinforced Mortar (CRM) systems for masonry strengthening: a state-of-the-art review”

Avviso di seminario: “Image-based identification of ancient masonry texture: building archaeology, structural engineering, and computer science for cultural heritage analysis”

Open access pubblication on computer-vision applications to structural health monitoring “Computer vision-based dynamic identification of a reinforced concrete elevated water tank”

Convegno “IMMOBILI VINCOLATI – APPROCCI INTEGRATI E INNOVATIVI PER IL MIGLIORAMENTO SISMICO E IL MONITORAGGIO STRUTTURALE” – Macerata 18/04/2024″

Strutture Speciali: lezione lunedì 22/04 annullata

Special Session “Integrated Methods, Theories, and Applications for Structural Health Monitoring and Assessment of Ancient Constructions” at MetroArchaeo2024 Conference

Convegno “Tecnologie integrate per il rinforzo e il monitoraggio strutturale con l’impiego di materiali compositi e sensori a fibre ottiche”, Università Roma Tre, 12/04/2024

Prof. Gianmarco de Felice and prof. Stefano De Santis confirmed in 2025 Stanford list of World’s top 2% most influential scientists

Seminario “L’innovazione e la sostenibilità nell’ingegneria strutturale di oggi” – Prof. Gianmarco de Felice 14/12/2023 ore 11:00 Aula N3

Giornata di Studio “Tecnologie integrate per il rinforzo e il monitoraggio strutturale con l’impiego di materiali compositi e sensori a fibre ottiche” – Norcia, 15/12/2023

Tecnologie innovative a basso impatto per il miglioramento sismico delle murature faccavista – Intervista al prof. De Santis XIX Convegno ANIDIS

Website of the Research Project “RIPARA – Integrated systems for the seismic retrofitting of architectural heritage” Regione Lazio 2022-2023

Seminario “Additive Manufacturing: technologies and applications, also for civil constructions” – Prof. Auricchio 07/06/2021

Seminario “Applicazione di sistemi FRP per il consolidamento delle costruzioni esistenti” – ing. Allen Dudine 24/05/2021 ore 8:15

INIZIO LEZIONI DEL CORSO DI COMPLEMENTI DI TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI – Prof. F. Paolacci – Lunedì 2 Marzo ore 9.00 Aula N19

Open Access Publication “Lessons Learned on the Tensile and Bond Behavior of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composites”

Website of the Research Project “SiCura – Sustainable technologies for the seismic protection of cultural heritage” Regione Lazio 2018-2020

Workshop on Problems and perspectives in Na-tech Risk Assessment of Industrial installations and mitigation strategies for enhanced Resilience – 09-11 Settembre

Seminario “Buone pratiche e sfide aperte nella ricostruzione de L’Aquila dopo il terremoto del 2009” – Lunedì 06/05/2019 ore 17

Website of the Research Project “Composites with inorganic matrix for sustainable strengthening of architectural heritage” MAECI 2016-2018