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For further details on the courses offered at the University of Stuttgart, click on the course title and follow the link

Performance based seismic design and strengthening of RC structures

Course Content
a. Principles of performance based design
b. Evaluation of capacity through nonlinear methods
c. Evaluation of seismic demand
d. Evaluation of performance
e. Methods of performance analysis
f. Recommendations of codes and standards
g. Performance based approach to strengthening
h. Decision of strengthening method through performance analysis
i. Evaluation of capacity of strengthened structure
j. Performance evaluation of strengthened structure

Inelastic analysis of reinforced concrete structures

Course Content
a. Stress-strain behavior of reinforced concrete (confinement)
b. Inelastic analysis of flexure dominated members
c. Inelastic analysis of shear dominated members
d. Consideration for axial loads and torsion
e. Obtaining load-deflection relationship for members
f. Obtaining load-deflection relationships for structures (pushover analysis)
g. Capacity design philosophy
h. Performance based design
i. Application using commercial software

Engineering Concrete Structures against Hazards

Course Content

§ Important aspects in hazard engineering applied to reinforced concrete structures

§ Behavior and design against seismic loads:
- Basics of structural dynamics
- Inelastic behavior of structures
- Seismic demand
- Structural capacity
- Performance-based analysis and design of structures

§ Behavior and design against impact loads:
- Dynamic fracture behavior of concrete
- Concept of inertia and rate sensitivity
- Dynamic behavior of structural elements

§Behavior and design against fire loads:
- Temperature-dependent material behavior of concrete and reinforcement
- Bond behavior under fire
- Behavior and design of structural elements under fire
- Structural fire rating
- Explosive spalling

Modeling of connections between steel and concrete

Course Content

§Bond between reinforcement and concrete
- Behavior of bond between reinforcement and concrete
- Analytical methods and models in International standards
- Spring-based models and applications
- 3D Finite Element models and applications

§Anchorage in concrete construction
- Basic principles of load transfer from Anchorage to concrete
- Analytical methods and models in International standards
- Anchorages with supplementary reinforcement
- Spring-based models and applications
- 3D Finite element models and applications

Seismic Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Course Content

- Requirements on structures in seismic regions
- Typical weaknesses in existing buildings
- Capacity design philosophy
- Global strengthening with RC walls or steel bracings
- Local strengthening using concrete jacketing
- Local strengthening using steel plating
- Local strengthening using FRP wrapping
- Strengthening of beam-column joints

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