CE 490 Earthquake Resistant Design

Credit Structure: (2-2) 3

Catalog Description:
Causes of earthquakes, earthquake magnitude and intensity, earthquake ground motions. Seismic response analysis of simple structures. Elastic response spectra, design spectra. Earthquake design criteria. Equivalent static lateral force procedure. Design codes, design applications.

Course Objectives:
• Introduce the students to the concepts of analysis of structures for earthquakes
• Involve the students in open-ended seismic resistant design of concrete and steel building structures and geotechnical structures
• Perform the tasks of preliminary earthquake resistant design of structures and foundations
 

Prerequisites:
Consent of the department

Textbook(s):
None

Reference(s):
• T.C. Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı, Afet Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Yapılar Hakkında Yönetmelik, 1998
• Turkish Standards, TS 500: Betonarme Yapıların Tasarım ve Yapım Kuralları, 2000
• Turkish Standards, TS 648: Çelik Yapıların Hesap ve Yapım Kuralları, 1980
 

Syllabus:
• Ethics, professional responsibility and legal issues for civil engineers (3 hours)
• Causes of earthquakes, magnitude and intensity (2 hours)
• Characteristics of strong ground motions (1 hour)
• Seismic response analysis of simple structures (4 hours)
• Linear elastic response spectra, inelastic response spectra and design spectra (3 hours)
• Equivalent static lateral force procedure (3 hours)
• Seismic design of concrete buildings (3 hours)
• Seismic design of steel buildings (3 hours)
• Seismic design of geotechnical structures (2 hours)
• Seismic design of foundations(2 hours)
• Seismic design of base isolated buildings (2 hours)
 

Grading System:
30 % Midterm
20 % Progress reports and Interim Evaluations
50 % Final Submission of Design Project and Report
 

Maximum Class Size and Student Quota:
50 for Department Students
None for Non-Department Students

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
70 % of the Overall Grade

Computer Usage:
SAP 2000

Laboratory Work:
Simple laboratory demonstrations by using basic vibration models will be made in the Structures Laboratory.

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 3
Engineering Sciences: None
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: 3

Instructors:
Prof. Dr. Haluk Sucuoğlu