Design of Concrete Structures under Seismic Actions – Flat Slabs and the EC8
Event details
| Date | 31.05.2012 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. António Pinho Ramos |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The devastating social and economic impacts of recent earthquakes in urban areas have resulted in an increased awareness of the potential seismic hazard and the corresponding vulnerability of the built environment.
Flat slab structures are a widespread solution all over the world. They possess many advantages in terms of architectural flexibility, use of space, easier formwork and shorter construction time. However the lack of knowledge about their behavior under seismic action and the insufficient lateral resistance presents limits to their application in areas of medium to height seismic risk.
For that reasons, section 5 of EN 1998-1:2004 states that its provisions do not fully cover concrete buildings with flat slab frames used as primary seismic elements. Nevertheless flat slabs structures have performed well in recent earthquakes, and should not be discarded as a solution used in that areas. Research efforts should be directed towards extending the scope of EN 1998-1 to cover flat slab structures as primary seismic elements, to the benefit of both economy and seismic safety.
Bio: Prof. António Pinho Ramos has been a faculty member at Universidade Nova de Lisboa since 1999. He obtained his licentiate, M.S and Ph.D. from Technical University of Lisbon, in 1990, 1995 and 2003, respectively. Prof. António Pinho Ramos primary research interests include the behavior of concrete and presstressed concrete structures, mainly punching and shear behavior. He is a member of UNIC – Research Center in Structures and Construction of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He is also the Director of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa Structural Engineering Laboratory. At the professional level Prof. António Pinho Ramos works as a design and consultant engineer.
Flat slab structures are a widespread solution all over the world. They possess many advantages in terms of architectural flexibility, use of space, easier formwork and shorter construction time. However the lack of knowledge about their behavior under seismic action and the insufficient lateral resistance presents limits to their application in areas of medium to height seismic risk.
For that reasons, section 5 of EN 1998-1:2004 states that its provisions do not fully cover concrete buildings with flat slab frames used as primary seismic elements. Nevertheless flat slabs structures have performed well in recent earthquakes, and should not be discarded as a solution used in that areas. Research efforts should be directed towards extending the scope of EN 1998-1 to cover flat slab structures as primary seismic elements, to the benefit of both economy and seismic safety.
Bio: Prof. António Pinho Ramos has been a faculty member at Universidade Nova de Lisboa since 1999. He obtained his licentiate, M.S and Ph.D. from Technical University of Lisbon, in 1990, 1995 and 2003, respectively. Prof. António Pinho Ramos primary research interests include the behavior of concrete and presstressed concrete structures, mainly punching and shear behavior. He is a member of UNIC – Research Center in Structures and Construction of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He is also the Director of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa Structural Engineering Laboratory. At the professional level Prof. António Pinho Ramos works as a design and consultant engineer.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Nikolas Geroliminis & Prof. Katrin Beyer
Contact
- Prof. Aurelio Muttoni