EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE 495 | D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Hüseyin Bilgin |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | E012 / 8:00-20:45 /Tuesday |
| Course 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: | Teaching the basic concepts of earthquake resistant design to a Master level Civil Engineer involving; 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. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | NATURE OF EARTHQUAKES |
| 2 | RESPONSE OF SIMPLE STRUCTURES TO EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS:Seismic response of linear elastic SDOF systems, |
| 3 | Seismic response of inelastic SDOF systems |
| 4 | Linear elastic response spectra, |
| 5 | RESPONSE OF BUILDING STRUCTURES TO EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS;Undamped free vibration: Eigenvalue analysis |
| 6 | Forced vibration analysis under earthquake excitations (modal superposition) |
| 7 | Equivalent static modal forces |
| 8 | Midterm |
| 9 | SEISMIC ANALYSIS PROCEDURES IN THE MODERN EARTHQUAKE CODES; Design ground motions and design spectrum: Reduction of elastic forces |
| 10 | Mode superposition procedure, |
| 11 | SEISMIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR R/C STRUCTURES: Capacity design principles in R/C structures |
| 12 | Columns, Beams, Shear walls |
| 13 | Columns, Beams, Shear walls |
| 14 | Plastic hinge hierarchy in frames |
| Prerequisite(s): | |
| Textbook: | Amr Elnashai, Luigi Di Sarno (2008). Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering. Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-02483-6,Hardcover 366 pages October 2008 |
| Other References: | 1- S.L. KRAMER, (1996),"Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 2- David Dowrick, Earthquake Resistant Design And Risk Reduction, 2009, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 3- Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings: T. Paulay and M.J.N. Priestley, Wiley, 1992. |
| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | Microsoft Office Applications, SAP2000, |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Understanding the nature and representation of seismic forces, |
| 2 | the influence of these on structures and the differences between static and earthquake-resistant design |
| 3 | Understanding of modern design method and various options for assessing structural earthquake-resistance. |
| 4 | Ability to calculate design forces and carry out analysis of structures to the Eurocode 8. |
| 5 | Appreciation of the need to repair and/or strengthen structures in seismic regions and ability to choose appropriate assessment methods |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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30
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| Presentation |
1
|
20
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| Project |
1
|
10
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| Final Exam |
1
|
40
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Other | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Total Work Load:
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150 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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6 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 | ||