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Evaluation of design seismic action:

Outline of earthquake origin and intensity as a function of the return period, seismic risk and hazard.
Earthquake records, accelerograms, characteristic of ground motions.
Response Spectra and design spectra.

Seismic response of structures:

Multi degrees of freedom systems (MDOF) equation of motion for linear
sistems subjected to seismic action.
Response spectrum analysis.
Theory of ductility factor for inelastic systems and inelastic response spectrum.
Capacity design and deformation capacity verifications.
Equivalent linear static analysis, linear dynamic analysis, nonlinear static analysis (push-over).

Structural seismic design:

Conceptual design, ultimate limite state analysis, structures ductility
resource and capacity, criteria for capacity design application.
Seismic design and detailing of concrete structures (seismic resistant
structure typology, structural walls or frames).
Design of seismic isolated buildings, isolation devices and supplemental damping.
Performance and displacement based design.
Introduction to seismic vulnerability assessment and retrofit approaches

Seismic codes:
Modern seismic codes philosophy, concepts and considered phenomena.
design action, behaviour factor, strength and ductility checks, detailing, capacity design rules.