c¸c ®Ò tµi nghiªn cøu vµ lµm luËn ¸n th¸c sü, tiÕn sü Research by ROSE Students Below, the titles of MSc Dissertation and Individual Study projects carried out by our students are listed. As expected, the range of themes under investigation is quite broad; a natural reflection of the multidisciplinary character of the ROSE School. For further information on each one of these projects, click on the titles listed below. MSc dissertations Individual Studies Year 2004 Displacementbased design of continuous concrete bridges under transverse seismic excitation Bidirectional modelling of highdamping rubber bearings Record selection for nonlinear seismic analysis of structures Seismic vulnerability of masonry arch bridges Dynamic behaviour of reinforced concrete frames designed with direct displacementbased design Rocking isolation of bridge piers resting on spread foundations Displacement capacity of reinforced concrete columns with limited shear resistance Probabilistic implementation of a mechanicsbased procedure for seismic risk assessment of classes of R.C. buildings Seismic analysis of the structure of an underground railway station including SSI Equivalent viscous damping equations for direct displacementbased design An Isogeometric Analysis Approach for the Study of Structural Vibrations Design of a dynamic and pseudodynamic testing facility Effects of column base behaviour on the overall response of steel moment frames MSc dissertations Individual Studies Year 2003 Seismological criteria for selecting and scaling real accelerograms for use in engineering analysis and design FRP seismic retrofit of square hollow seimic bridge piers 3D pushover of irregular reinforced concrete buildings Shapememory alloy devices in earthquake engineering: mechanical properties, constitutive modelling and numerical simulations Periods of vibration for displacementbased assessment of RC buildings Comparative parametric study on normal and buckling restrained steel braces Seismic hazard assessment of the historical site of Jam and stability analysis of the minaret Limitations and performances of different approaches for seismic assessment of existing buildings A simplified mechanicsbased procedure for the seismic risk assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings MSc dissertations Individual Studies Year 2002 Explorative study of scatter in strongmotion attenuation relationships for application to seismic hazard assessment Displacementbased seismic analysis for outofplane bending of unreinforced masonry walls Dynamic amplification of bending moments and shear forces in cantilever walls A simplified deformationbased method for seismic vulnerability assessment Does liquefaction protect overlying structures from ground shaking? Fragility analysis of reinforced concrete structures using a response surface approach The current limitations of displacement based design Cyclic soil plasticity Current Research Topics The following list includes a succinct, and surely incomplete, sample of the topics of research currently offered to students. It is noted that a strong experimental component is present in a number of investigation areas and that the vast majority of the projects are carried out within the scope of National and International research networks. Further details may be obtained by contacting the School Director: Applied mechanics and advanced computer modelling Development of nonisotropic andor inelastic constitutive equations for innovative materials, in large deformation regime Development of finite element technologies for nonlinear static andor dynamic analysis of structures Experimental and analytical work on reinforced concrete structures Assessment and retrofitting of beamcolumn and flat slabcolumn joints Assessment, repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete buildings Assessment of existing precast concrete buildings Vulnerability evaluation, at urban scale, of existing reinforced concrete buildings (using mechanical or mechanicalempirical approaches) Experimental and analytical work on reinforced concrete bridges Assessment of frame and arch bridges Assessment, repair and strengthening of hollow bridge piers Carbon fibre strengthening of bridge slabs Isolation systems for bridges Relevance of recentering capacity of isolating devices