Multiple approaches to the investigation of seismic behaviour of timber structures

Lecturer: Dr. Daniele Casagrande, Ph.D. – Institute for BioEconomy, National Research Council of Italy (CNR – IBE)

The aim of the course is to illustrate the basic and advanced approaches to the investigation of the seismic behaviour of timber structures. Different methods for assessment of the capacity of timber buildings subjected to seismic lateral loads will be critically discussed. In particular, the strategies commonly adopted for the study of traditional and innovative structural systems in the research field will be presented and compared.

The key aspects related to the experimental characterisation of mechanical connections and the non-linear FEM procedure for the assessment of  the seismic response of timber structural systems will be shown. Specific attention will be given to the use of analytical approaches as a viable alternative method for the prediction of the mechanical behaviour of timber systems.

The recent developments for the capacity design at connection and building level for light-frame and cross-laminated timber buildings will be presented. Finally, a critical comparison between International Standard Documents for the Seismic Design of timber structures will be illustrated.

Timetable 2020:

Duration: 16 hours (2 CREDITS)

Programme: see the attachment

Registration: in order to access the course, please send an e-mail to dicamphd [at] unitn.it