Course Code & Number
CE 414
Course Title
Introduction to Earthquake Resistant Design
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: AND
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Causes of earthquakes, characteristics of earthquake ground motions, earthquake magnitude and intensity measurements. Seismic response analysis of simple structures. Derivation of elastic response spectra and earthquake design spectra. Earthquake design criteria. Free and forced vibration analysis of frame structures. Modal spectral analysis and equivalent static lateral force method. Design codes, design applications.
Course Objectives
This course aims to broaden the intellectual capacity of students in understanding the natural causes of earthquakes and their consequences on the built environment; to introduce them to the basic principles of dynamic structural behavior and seismic design procedures.
Software Usage
Sap2000, Matlab, Mathcad
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Describe the natural causes of earthquakes
2. Describe the consequences of earthquakes on the built environment
3. Describe seismic parameters such as earthquake magnitude, intensity, depth, focal mechanism
4. List various instruments employed in measuring earthquakes and their differences
5. Determine seismic response of single degree of freedom linear elastic systems using analytical approaches
6. Analyze seismic behavior of single degree of freedom linear elastic systems using numerical approaches
7. Analyze seismic behavior of single degree of freedom non-linear systems using numerical approaches
8. Determine seismic response of multi degree of freedom linear elastic systems using analytical approaches
9. Perform seismic design of reinforced concrete structures in accordance with Turkish Earthquake Code, 2007
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Questioning
Reading
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Collaborating
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Simulation & Games
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Earthquakes: 2006 Centennial Update by B. Bolt, 5th Edition, Freeman, 2005
2. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering by S. L. Kramer, Prentice Hall, 1996
Required Reading
1. Dynamics of Structures by A. Chopra, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011
Grading
Project - 30%
Homework - 20%
Midterm - 30%
Final - 20%
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Course Readings |
50 |
| Case Study Analysis |
25 |
| Oral Presentation |
3 |
| Poster Presentation |
3 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
