Earthquake fundamentals

Goals

formation-objectifs-seointro Earthquake fundamentals :

- Raise participants' awareness of realistic and relevant perceptions of different physical orders of magnitude
- Conduct and analyse a test campaign
- Optimise test design and execution
- Identify the physical parameters of a structure's behaviour during an earthquake
- Identify the different types of earthquakes and their objectives
- Determine the test method and associated instrumentation based on the programme and the equipment to be tested
- Understand the severity of an earthquake through calculation. Interpret the results obtained

Program

1/ Clarify the fundamentals of earthquakes

Revisit physical quantities and their reality.

Illustrate the concepts of resonance, amplification and damping.

Recall the objectives and parameters used for earthquake testing: SRC, ZPA, accelerogram

Revisit IEEE earthquake standards



2/ Identify testing methods

Interpret the capabilities and performance of various electrohydraulic testing methods, shock machines and control systems

Select measurement sensors and their location

Use appropriate signal processing



3/ Monitor and analyse a test campaign

Define test setup requirements

Choose the control strategy

Analyse the measurement results Monitor an earthquake test on our test equipment.



4/ Understand earthquake calculations

Understand the assumptions to be taken into account

Understand the calculation methodology

Analyse the results and effects of an earthquake on the equipment