Course info

This course deals with the fundamentals and basic concepts of seismic design as well as the minimum standards for the analysis, design, and construction of earthquake resistive structures in creating sustainable industry, innovation and infrastructure. The course covers the introduction to seismology and seismic analysis of buildings and structures, effects of earthquake on bearing capacity, procedure for the design of earthquake resistant structures, calculation of seismic forces, and dynamic analysis of structures. It also deals with the determination of loads on structures due to motions, methods of analysis for lateral forces, approximate dynamic analysis, time history analysis, concepts of mass, damping, stiffness of structures, design for inelastic behavior and retrofitting of existing buildings. Critical building configurations and approximate methods of analysis are also given emphasis. Applications and specifications as applied to vertical and horizontal structures are also given importance. A thorough knowledge and proficiency in Structural Theory is imperative.