EXTREME LOADING ANALYSIS OF PETROCHEMICAL

PLANTS AND DESIGN OF METAMATERIAL-BASED

SHIELDS FOR ENHANCED RESILIENCE

http://r.unitn.it/en/dicam/xp-resilience

PhD course announcement Numerical Methods in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics

January 8 - 12, 2018 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes (INSA RENNES)

20 Avenue des Buttes de Coesmes, 35708 Rennes, FRANCE

Abstract

The objectives of this course is to provide the theoretical background of modern stochastic methods in nonlinear

structural dynamics with applications to civil engineering structures subjected to extreme loadings such as

earthquake, flooding and impact. Topics such as element formulation, energy/momentum conserving scheme,

stochastic spectral analysis and contact/impact algorithms are addressed. The courses consists of morning

lectures and afternoon tutorials.

International Lecturers

Pr. Olivier BRÜLS, University of Liège, Belgium.

Pr. Vincent DENOËL, University of Liège, Belgium.

Course chairman

Pr. Mohammed HJIAJ, INSA de Rennes, France.

Who should attend?

Graduate students, engineers, postdoctoral researchers working in the fields of structural engineering, nonlinear

structural dynamics, Stochastic Methods in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics, earthquake engineering,

contact/impact mechanics.

Course fees: 250 €

Registration deadline: 3 January 2018

The PhD course is organised by the XP-RESILIENCE research group http://r.unitn.it/en/dicam/xp-resilience

Course Schedule

Monday 8th January

8.30-12.00 AM Dynamic analysis of structures subjected to stochastic loads - Monte Carlo simulation vs

Probabilistic analysis.

Lunch break

1.30-5.00 PM Applications: Development of a finite element model, linear analysis under stochastic

stationary loading, details to run efficient and accurate Monte Carlo simulation (time

domain). Experiments with stationarity, non- stationarity, ergodicity.

Tuesday 9th January

8.30-12.00 AM Stochastic Spectral Analysis. Application to seismic excitation. Application to stationary

and non-stationary excitation/response

Lunch break

1.30-5.00 PM Applications: Stochastic analysis of the base-excited frames. Comparison with the

reduced model. Differential ground excitation

Wednesday 10th January

8.30-12.00 AM Nonlinear dynamics: introduction to the finite element method and the Nonlinear beam

formulation

Lunch break

1.30-5.00 PM Applications: Computation of the nonlinear response of the two frames for a given base

excitation

Thursday 11th January

8.30-12.00 AM Time integration methods for constrained mechanical systems: formulation, accuracy and

stability.

Lunch break

1.30-5.00 PM Applications

Friday 12th January

8.30-12.00 AM Numerical methods for contact/impact problems in system dynamics

Lunch break

1.30-5.00 PM Applications: The amplitude of the excitation is increased until contact occurs between

the two buildings.

Short Biography

Lecturers Biographies

Olivier BRÜLS is Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical

Engineering at the University of Liège in Belgium. After a Master degree in

Mechanical Engineering obtained in 2001, he achieves a Ph.D. thesis at the University

of Liège in 2005. In 2005, he spends a postdoctoral year within the Institute of

Engineering and Computational Mechanics at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Since 2008, he is the head of the Multibody and Mechatronic Systems Lab at the

University of Liège and his research interests include flexible multibody dynamics,

mechatronics, numerical simulation, and control and optimization methods with

applications in the fields of robotics, biomechanics and deployable structures. He is also involved in the Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis of the University of Liège. He is associate editor of the

journal "Mechanism and Machine Theory" and member of the advisory board of the journal "Multibody System

Dynamics".

Vincent DENOËL is Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Liège. He

received his Diploma (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering and his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Applied

Sciences, in 2001 and 2005, respectively, both from the University of Liège. From

2001-2009 he was a Researcher for the National Research Fund in Belgium. He then

became a Professor at the University of Liège. His areas of research concern the

random dynamics of low-dimensional systems, structural dynamics, the

characterization of dynamic actions and the numerical simulation of flexible

structures and biomechanics. The diversity of his area of activity results from very

varied postdoctoral stays in Germany, Japan and Australia. He teaches structural dynamics, structural design

against exceptional loads, probabilities and stochastic mechanics, and perturbation methods for engineers.

Vincent DENOËL is also appointed as an Adjunct Professor and is a member of the PhD doctoral school at the

University of Minnesota, where he co-supervises doctoral theses. He has collaborations with important research

and industrial partners across Europe and America. He owns a world record for the longest death ride installed in

urban area (2010) and received in 2015 the “Junior Award” of the International Association for Wind Engineering.

Member of the advisory board of the journal "Multibody System Dynamics".

EXTREME LOADING ANALYSIS OF PETROCHEMICAL

PLANTS AND DESIGN OF METAMATERIAL-BASED

SHIELDS FOR ENHANCED RESILIENCE

http://r.unitn.it/en/dicam/xp-resilience

Numerical Methods in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics

XP-RESILIENCE PhD course / Registration Form

8-12 January 2018 Department of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning / INSA de Rennes

Name : Organization : Mailing address : City:Trento Zip code: Country: Daytime Phone No. Fax No: Email Registration fee 250 €

Payment details Please make your payment to the following bank account:

Account name: Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de RennesIBAN: FR76 1007 1350 0000 0010 0483 292BIC/SWIFT CODE: TRPUFRP1 Bank name: Trésor Public

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