The questions

SEISMICAL ENGINEERING
Exams from Juune 2010

1. The structure of the earth, tectonic earthquakes’ mechanism and

seismic waves.
2. The location, the record and the measure of the earthquakes.

3. The Modeling of Structure

4. The dynamic models and the number of degree of freedom (sketchs )
5. Linear and nonlinear Calculus Systems
6. Level of damping in different structures
7. The equation of equilibrium of SDF system subjected to
Unidirectional translation: the equation based on D’Alembert low and
the The frequency equation
8. The general solution of the seismic equilibrium equation and the relative
displacement response of SDF system subjected to Unidirectional
translation

9. The response spectrum and the pseudospectrum of SDF system

subjected to Unidirectional translation –

10. Give the definitions and relationships between:

• the spectral relative displacement,
• the spectral relative velocity,
• the spectral absolute acceleration,
• the pseudo-velocity spectral response,
• the pseudo-acceleration spectral response
11. What is the maximum spring force developed in the SDF System
12. Give the definitions of:
• pseudo-velocity response spectra,
• displacement response spectra, and
• pseudo-acceleration response spectra
13. Solve the equation of seismic equilibrium using the the β Newmark
method linear acceleration
The conditions for calculus stability
The integration in the first time step having done the relations:
y&1 = y& 0 + ( &y&0 + &y&1 )
h
2
h2 h2
y1 = y0 + y& 0 h + &y&0 + &y&1
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14. The two procedures to estimate the inelastic seismic force based on
Seismic response spectra of the inelastic systems.
 15. The equations of dynamic equilibrium for multi degree of freedom
system (MDF) subjected at seismic loads
16. Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design
Function ; Cost ; Reliability
17. Performance based Engineering - The chart
18. Performance Requirements : No collapse requirement and Damage
limitation
19. Overturning and sliding stability ; influence of second order effects
20. Characteristics of earthquake resistant buildings - Basic principles of
conceptual design
21. Ductility : Definition ; Global and local ductility conditions
22. Ductility of Reinforced concrete elements (local ductility)
The influence of the reinforcing ratio from tensioned zone
The influence of the reinforcing ratio from compressed zone
The influence of the reinforcing ratio of transversal reinforcement
23. RC Frames: Details for local ductility of columns and beams
24. Detailing of beam-column joint for local ductility
25. Design criteria for drift and displacements
26. Structural types with stress concentration
27. The effect of infill masonry
28. The performance-based design by the use of energy concepts and the
energy balance equation (the chart)
29. The base isolation system- definition, chart and equation of equilibrium
30. The dynamic model of the building equipped with rubber bearings -
details of rubber bearings.
31. The energy dissipation system using panel systems
32. Basics of active control configuration

Cluj-Napoca, 31st of May 2010

Profesor,
Dr. Eng. Doina VERDES