Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction, Historical development of tall buildings.
2	Vertical and lateral loads, Wind and seismic loads.
3	Structural systems.
4	Structural systems of frames.
5	Structural systems of shear walls.
6	Structural systems of shear walls and frames.
7	Structural systems with non-symmetric plan configuration, torsional effects.
8	Ductility of reinforced concrete
9	Design of reinforced concrete shear walls
10	Ductility of reinforced concrete
11	Design of reinforced concrete shear walls
12	Introduction to structural dynamics, Single degree of freedom systems, Earthquake response, Earthquake spectra
13	Introduction to structural dynamics, Multi degree of freedom systems
14	Foundations of tall buildings