Seismic Analysis and Design of RC Buildings


Description

To provide an understanding of the concepts, issues, techniques, technologies and tools involved in the analysis, design and detailing of RC buildings to effectively resist the effects of Earthquakes.







Content

Part A: Theory Session (Morning)

– An integrated overview structural mechanics

- Static Vs Dynamic Analysis

- Seismic Vs Non-seismic Design

– Fundamental Principles of Structural Dynamics

- Free Vibration Analysis

- Response Spectrum Analysis

- Time History Analysis

- Selected Earthquake Records

- Local Soil Effects and Design Ground Motion

– Model Codes, Methods and Tools for Seismic Design

– Equivalent Static Lateral Force Method

– The Response Spectrum Method

– Time History Analysis

– The Pushover Analysis

– Scaling and Combining Results for Member Design

– Serviceability Considerations

– General Guidelines for Seismic Detailing

– Case Studies and Solved Examples

Part B: Practice Session (Afternoon)

– Hands-on Examples

– Modeling, Analysis and Design of a RC Building

- Equivalent Static

- Response Spectrum

- Time History

– General Discussion and Comparison of the Results


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