DEP 508 - Structural Earthquake Engineering

Course Objectives

Understanding the earthquake occurance and its effect to the structures,
The obtainment of earthquake spectra,
Understanding of the behavior of structures under earthquake effect,
Fundamental principles of earthquake resistant design, seismic code requirements, base isolated systems,
Earthquake performance and strengthening of existing buildings

Course Description

Earthquake mechanism, spectra concept, MDOF systems, modal analysis, earthquake resistant design, main philosophy of earthquake codes and design criteria, spectral analysis of structures and simplified approaches, behavior of RC structures under earthquakes, plastic hinge concept, capacity concept in design, safety to earthquakes, limit states, general behavior of structures, structural irregularities, design spectra, equivalent earthquake load, base isolated structures, retaining walls.