Ingénierie des structuresL'ingénierie des structures est un domaine de l'ingénierie et plus particulièrement du génie civil, traitant de la stabilité des constructions (conception et de l'analyse des structures). Une structure est soumise à différentes actions, permanentes ou variables dans le temps, statiques ou dynamiques, de nature mécanique ou thermique, et sa conception vise à satisfaire certains critères vis-à-vis de ces actions : Sécurité : sa résistance, son équilibre et sa stabilité doivent être assurés avec une probabilité choisie ; Performance : son fonctionnement et le confort associés doivent être garantis pour une durée suffisante ; Durabilité : la dégradation de la structure dans le temps doit être limitée et maîtrisée pour satisfaire les deux premiers critères.
Calcul des structures et modélisationLe calcul des structures et la modélisation concernent deux domaines distincts : d'une part les applications spécifiques au patrimoine architectural, mobilier et naturel et d'autre part les applications industrielles. Le calcul des structures et leur modélisation est utilisé dans les domaines : de la conservation et mise en valeur du patrimoine architectural, mobilier et naturel, dans le cadre de missions d’assistance à la maître d’œuvre ou au maître d’ouvrage permettant d’arrêter un programme de travaux, d’applications industrielles.
Structural engineerStructural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic, and environmental concerns, but they may also consider aesthetic and social factors. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty discipline within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right.
Structural integrity and failureStructural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs. Structural integrity is the ability of an item—either a structural component or a structure consisting of many components—to hold together under a load, including its own weight, without breaking or deforming excessively.
Construction parasismiquethumb| La Tokyo Skytree, la deuxième plus grande tour au monde (derrière le Burj Khalifa) qui, du haut de ses , a parfaitement résisté au séisme de 2011 de magnitude 9, démontrant l'efficacité des constructions parasismiques japonaises. La construction parasismique ou construction antisismique est la réalisation de bâtiments et infrastructures résistant aux séismes. Elle implique l'étude du comportement des bâtiments et structures sujets à un chargement dynamique de type sismique.
Séismevignette|upright=1.5|Carte de la répartition mondiale des séismes en 2010, montrant leur distribution essentiellement le long des frontières des grandes plaques tectoniques (dorsales dans les océans, ceinture de feu du Pacifique et ceinture alpine sur les continents). Un séisme ou tremblement de terre est une secousse du sol résultant de la libération brusque d'énergie accumulée par les contraintes exercées sur les roches. Cette libération d'énergie se fait par rupture le long d'une faille, généralement préexistante.
Limit state designLimit State Design (LSD), also known as Load And Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), refers to a design method used in structural engineering. A limit state is a condition of a structure beyond which it no longer fulfills the relevant design criteria. The condition may refer to a degree of loading or other actions on the structure, while the criteria refer to structural integrity, fitness for use, durability or other design requirements.
StructureA structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms, minerals and chemicals. Abstract structures include data structures in computer science and musical form. Types of structure include a hierarchy (a cascade of one-to-many relationships), a network featuring many-to-many links, or a lattice featuring connections between components that are neighbors in space.
MaçonnerieLa maçonnerie est l'art de bâtir une construction par l'assemblage de matériaux élémentaires, liés ou non par un mortier. C'est l'art du maçon par définition mais aussi le résultat de son travail. En France, la maçonnerie traditionnelle est appelée limousinage, et la maçonnerie sans mortier maçonnerie à pierres sèches. Par extension, on associe aussi sous le terme « maçonnerie » les travaux d'habillage des ensembles : pose d'enduits, de carrelages, etc.
Structural mechanicsStructural mechanics or mechanics of structures is the computation of deformations, deflections, and internal forces or stresses (stress equivalents) within structures, either for design or for performance evaluation of existing structures. It is one subset of structural analysis. Structural mechanics analysis needs input data such as structural loads, the structure's geometric representation and support conditions, and the materials' properties. Output quantities may include support reactions, stresses and displacements.
Earthquake-resistant structuresEarthquake-resistant or aseismic structures are designed to protect buildings to some or greater extent from earthquakes. While no structure can be entirely impervious to earthquake damage, the goal of earthquake engineering is to erect structures that fare better during seismic activity than their conventional counterparts. According to building codes, earthquake-resistant structures are intended to withstand the largest earthquake of a certain probability that is likely to occur at their location.
Structural steelStructural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes. Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam having a of a specific cross section. Structural steel shapes, sizes, chemical composition, mechanical properties such as strengths, storage practices, etc., are regulated by standards in most industrialized countries. Most structural steel shapes, such as -beams, have high second moments of area, which means they are very stiff in respect to their cross-sectional area and thus can support a high load without excessive sagging.
Seismic retrofitSeismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. With better understanding of seismic demand on structures and with our recent experiences with large earthquakes near urban centers, the need of seismic retrofitting is well acknowledged. Prior to the introduction of modern seismic codes in the late 1960s for developed countries (US, Japan etc.) and late 1970s for many other parts of the world (Turkey, China etc.
Seismic analysisSeismic analysis is a subset of structural analysis and is the calculation of the response of a building (or nonbuilding) structure to earthquakes. It is part of the process of structural design, earthquake engineering or structural assessment and retrofit (see structural engineering) in regions where earthquakes are prevalent. As seen in the figure, a building has the potential to 'wave' back and forth during an earthquake (or even a severe wind storm). This is called the 'fundamental mode', and is the lowest frequency of building response.
Structural loadA structural load or structural action is a force, deformation, or acceleration applied to structural elements. A load causes stress, deformation, and displacement in a structure. Structural analysis, a discipline in engineering, analyzes the effects of loads on structures and structural elements. Excess load may cause structural failure, so this should be considered and controlled during the design of a structure. Particular mechanical structures—such as aircraft, satellites, rockets, space stations, ships, and submarines—are subject to their own particular structural loads and actions.
Structural dynamicsStructural dynamics is a type of structural analysis which covers the behavior of a structure subjected to dynamic (actions having high acceleration) loading. Dynamic loads include people, wind, waves, traffic, earthquakes, and blasts. Any structure can be subjected to dynamic loading. Dynamic analysis can be used to find dynamic displacements, time history, and modal analysis. Structural analysis is mainly concerned with finding out the behavior of a physical structure when subjected to force.
Seismic intensity scalesSeismic intensity scales categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) at a given location, such as resulting from an earthquake. They are distinguished from seismic magnitude scales, which measure the magnitude or overall strength of an earthquake, which may, or perhaps may not, cause perceptible shaking. Intensity scales are based on the observed effects of the shaking, such as the degree to which people or animals were alarmed, and the extent and severity of damage to different kinds of structures or natural features.
Linguistique structuraleLa linguistique structurale est une approche de la linguistique issue des travaux du linguiste suisse Ferdinand de Saussure et fait partie de l'approche générale du structuralisme. Le Cours de linguistique générale de Saussure, publié à titre posthume en 1916, mettait l'accent sur l'étude du langage comme système statique d'unités interconnectées.
MégaséismeUn groupe de travail dit Mégaséismes et mégatsunamis a été constitué en France par l'académie des sciences (présidé par Jacques Freidel. Il a retenu comme définition de mégaséismes les plus gros tremblements de terre, de magnitude supérieure à 8,5 ; qui naissent à l'interface entre deux plaques dans une zone de subduction, à des profondeurs généralement de moins de sous la surface du sol. Les deux derniers mégaséismes ont été observés : au Japon le 11 mars 2011 (magnitude : 9,0 à 9,1), au Chili le 27 février 2010 (magnitude 8,8).
Prédiction sismiqueL'objectif de la prédiction sismique est d'anticiper les risques sismiques en prévoyant l'amplitude, le lieu et la date des tremblements de terre. On peut distinguer trois types de prévision sismique : la prévision à long terme (sur plusieurs années), à moyen terme (sur plusieurs mois) et à court terme (inférieur à quelques jours). La prédiction sismique reste une tâche difficile et aléatoire, voire quasi impossible malgré les efforts scientifiques. De plus prévoir les dégâts ne les empêcherait pas d'avoir lieu.
